Retrospective Analysis of Follow-up and Treatment of Patients With Ectopic Pregnancy and Our 6 Years of Clinical Experience

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to make a retrospective analysis of the follow-up and the treatment of the patients who were admitted to our clinic, which is a tertiary center, with the preliminary diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy between 2010-2016 in order to contribute to the data related to ectopic pregnancy in our country.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the follow-up and the treatment of 452 patients who were admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy between 2010-2016. We separated these cases into different groups according to their diagnosis, the way of treatment and results.Results: The study was conducted in …….. Hospital, between 2010-2016 with 452 female cases. We did not visualize any ectopic mass in 12,6% of the cases (n = 57); 85% (n = 385) was tubal; 0.2% (n = 1) was cornual; 1.2% (n = 5) was ovarian, 0.2% (n = 1) was heterotropic; 0.4% (n = 2) was molar pregnancy, and 0.2% (n = 1) was scar pregnancy. Methotrexate(MTX) treatment success rate was 72.7% 17% (n = 77) of the cases used MTX; general rupture rate of the cases were 25,7% (n = 116); rupture rate after MTX treatment was 27.2% (n = 21). In the MTX group the rate of detecting an ectopic mass was significantly higher (p = 0.001; p <0.01). 74.1% (149 cases) of the cases we performed laparoscopy and 25.8% (53 patients) of the cases we performed laparatomy. 86% (173 patients) was performed salpingectomy, 10.9% (18 patients) salpingostomy, and 2.9% ovarian resection.Conclusion: Looking at the data in our clinic, we use follow-up, surgical and medical treatment methods. The success rate of medical treatment was 72.7% and laparoscopic surgery was performed in 74.1% of the cases.