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Atypical ectopic pregnancy

Dr Jeremy Jones and Radswiki et al.

An atypical ectopic pregnancy generally refers to an ectopic pregnancy which occurs outside the fimbrial, isthmic , central and ampullary portions of the fallopian tube.

Locations include:

interstitial ectopic : 3% (often also termed cornual ectopic) : also essentially a type of tubal ectopic
ovarian ectopic : 0.5 - 1% (ovarian pregnancy)
cervical ectopic : rare (or cervical pregnancy)
scar ectopic : site of previous Caesarian section scar : rare
abdominal ectopic : rare ( ~ 1.4%)

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