Minimally Invasive Treatment of Abdominal Pregnancy Implanted on the Ileocecal Junction.

We report a case of a 32-year-old gravida 1 para 0 with a copper intrauterine device in place and a newly diagnosed pregnancy at 5 weeks gestation. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was 23,940 mIU/mL and transvaginal ultrasound demonstrated a presumed right adnexal ectopic pregnancy with fetal cardiac activity. Upon laparoscopic entry, a 3 cm vascular mass consistent with ectopic pregnancy was noted densely adherent to the cecum, adjacent to the ileocecal junction. Given difficult tissue plane dissection and bleeding, a 4 cm mini-laparotomy was made and the mass was bluntly dissected away from the bowel implantation site. The bowel was oversewn. The patient's postoperative course was uncomplicated.

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