ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate effects of laparoscopy in the early diagnosis of atypical tubal pregnancy.Methods We retrospectively studied clinical records of 36 cases of "probable tubal pregnancy" from January 2003 to May 2005 in this hospital.All the patients were given transvaginal ultrasonography and serum ?-human chorionic gonadotropin examinations.Then laparoscopy was performed to clarify the diagnosis.The accordance rate before and after the laparoscopy was evaluated. Results After laparoscopy,26 patients were confirmed as having ectopic pregnancy(oviduct,25 patients;ovary,1 patient) and 3 patients were excluded for having ectopic pregnancy,the confirmative diagnosis rate being 80.5%(29/36).The diagnosis could not be identified with certainty in 7 patients,2 of whom were cured with radix trichosanthis and 5 of whom were afterwards clinically diagnosed as having tubal pregnancy(1 patient) or intrauterine early pregnancy(4 patients).Conclusions Laparoscopic management at proper time is the best choice in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy,especially in early-stage or atypical cases.