Abdominal pregnancy on the bladder wall following embryo transfer with cryopreserved-thawed embryos: a case report.

OBJECTIVE

To describe the occurrence and management of an abdominal pregnancy of the bladder after ET with cryopreserved-thawed embryos.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Infertility program in a tertiary care hospital.

PATIENT(S): A woman with secondary infertility and a history of breast cancer.

INTERVENTION(S): Transfer of cryopreserved-thawed embryos was performed, serial serum hormonal measurements were obtained, methotrexate was given IM, operative laparoscopy was performed.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Documentation of abdominal pregnancy after transfer of cryopreserved-thawed embryos and its successful laparoscopic management.

RESULT(S): Abdominal pregnancy occurred after ET of cryopreserved embryos in a patient with mild tubal disease. Diagnosis and management using laparoscopy were achieved.

CONCLUSION(S): Abdominal pregnancy can occur using ET of cryopreserved-thawed embryos in a patient with mild tubal disease. If anatomically accessible, such a pregnancy can be managed successfully laparoscopically.