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Treatment of ectopic pregnancy.

Since the preservation of such a pregnancy and the normal development of the fetus are impossible, the only treatment option for the pathology is the removal of the fetal egg by surgery. There are also conservative methods, but they are not allowed in all countries.

If the condition progresses, the following options for surgical intervention are possible.

• Dissection of the fallopian tube. During the operation, the fetal egg is removed, and after that, the anatomy of the salpingus is restored by plastic correction. Often, patency can be maintained.

• Fimbrial evacuation of the embryo. Possible at the earliest stages of pathology. The embryo is removed under vacuum from the part of the tube that is associated with the ovary. Used extremely rarely.

• Salpingectomy. This removal of the fallopian tube is carried out with an interrupted ectopic pregnancy.


Such surgeries are performed in two ways.

1. Laparoscopy. The least traumatic method using special equipment. It is distinguished by rapid recovery, low soreness of wounds in the postoperative period, and a low number of complications.

2. Laparotomy. The classic version of the operation. In this case, access to the organ is obtained through longitudinal or transverse incisions of the anterior abdominal wall.