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Salpingectomy was performed by Lawson Tait in 1883 in women with a bleeding ectopic pregnancy; it is now established as a routine and lifesaving procedure [clarification needed]. Other indications for a salpingectomy include infected tubes (as in a hydrosalpinx) or as part of the surgical procedure for tubal cancer. [citation needed]
The most commonly addressed by Catholic bioethicists is extrauterine tubal pregnancies in which salpingectomy is seen with consensus to be indirect while some claim salpingostomy and methotrexate to be indirect. [9] [10] [11] Of the other 7-10% of ectopic pregnancies, there are interstitial pregnancy and cesarean scar pregnancy.
The standard surgical approach for removal of the nonviable ectopic pregnancy is by salpingectomy or salpingostomy. [6] In the case of an unruptured ectopic pregnancy, local feticidal injection can be used to remove the ectopic pregnancy.
With ectopic pregnancies back in the news, here's what you need to know.
Two of these surgeries include Salpingectomy and Salpingostomy. The Salpingectomy procedure is the removal of a fallopian tube while in Salpingostomy an opening is created into the fallopian tube. A study found that patients that undergo these procedures have a similar recurrent ectopic pregnancy rate. 5% for Salpingectomy and 8% for salpingostomy.
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An ectopic pregnancy, Schmidt said, is not a statutory pregnancy because it is not capable of being carried to birth. The opinion, however, is dependent upon Kansas abortion law staying the same.
The presence of echogenic fluid is estimated at between 28 and 56% of women with an ectopic pregnancy, and strongly indicates the presence of hemoperitoneum. [5] However, it does not necessarily result from tubal rupture but is commonly a result from leakage from the distal tubal opening. [5]