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Delayed delivery following unusual flare-up pelvic abscess after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of delayed delivery of twins following pelvic abscess that required laparotomy after uncomplicated IVF-ET.

DESIGN: Case report.

SETTING: Department of Perinatology.

PATIENT(S): A 32-year-old nulliparous woman after IVF-ET.

INTERVENTION(S): In vitro fertilization and ET, laparotomy, observation in the hospital.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Delayed delivery following pelvic abscess that required laparotomy after uncomplicated IVF-ET.

RESULT(S): After a successful delayed delivery, the patient and her infant were discharged home.

CONCLUSION(S): Pelvic abscess rarely complicates pregnancy. It cannot be excluded in women after IVF-ET. This report confirms the necessity to develop a comprehensive approach for continuation of complicated multiple pregnancies.

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