Primary uterine serosal pregnancy with myometrial invasion

Ectopic pregnancy is reported to be 1.5%-2% of all pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancy varies with the site of implantation; abdominal pregnancy has been reported to occur in approximately 1% of patients with ectopic pregnancy. Especially, uterine serosal pregnancy is an extremely rare form of abdominal pregnancy. Although variable diagnostic imaging methods have been developed, accurate diagnosis of the abdominal pregnancy using noninvasive imaging study is still diffi cult. Delayed diagnosis leads to high maternal morbidity and mortality in relation to massive bleeding. Therefore, diagnostic laparoscopy or laparotomy is generally considered to patients with uncertain diagnosis of the abdominal pregnancy. We experienced a case of primary uterine serosal pregnancy that had a rupture of gestational sac with myometrial invasion. We finally confirmed a definite site of the ectopic pregnancy through laparoscopic exploration. That precise location could be not found by pelvic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent a subtotal hysterectomy.