An ectopic pregnancy in the upper retroperitoneum following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

Ferland, R J; Chadwick, D A; O'Brien, J A; Granai, C O · Obstet Gynecol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Thirty-seven days after successful embryo transfer, a chorionic vesicle was recovered from the upper abdominal retroperitoneal space in a patient presenting with an acute life-threatening hemorrhage. This is the first case report of a retroperitoneal ectopic pregnancy which, although uncommon, is a potentially fatal complication of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.

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