Abdominal pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy ( Peritonealgravidität or abdominal pregnancy ) is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Only about 1% of all pregnancies that do not develop within the uterus, affecting locations outside of the fallopian tube. In addition to the abdominal cavity in these cases is still the ovary to name themselves. The blastocyst - one of the first stages of embryogenesis - may be both on the parietal as the visceral peritoneum attach.

Since a Abdominalschwangerschaft in contrast to the ectopic pregnancy, the space limitation does not play a significant role here warning symptoms are markedly variable, so uncharacteristic. Well dies here the fruit in the majority of cases in various stages of development from, but there are also case reports of discharged ectopic pregnancies that were delivered by caesarian section.

After the early symptoms usually correspond to those of early pregnancy is detected by the improved in recent years, diagnostic options nowadays an ectopic pregnancy faster. Since the risk of death for pregnant women is greater than the probability of survival of the fruit, an ectopic pregnancy, like the other forms of ectopic (methotrexate ) is often either surgically ( laparoscopically, rarely open surgery ) or medically terminated.