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PIP: Two ruptured ectopic pregnancies occurred after Pomeroy tubal ligation. Culdocentesis on both yielded 10 ml of non-clotting blood. After resection and confirmation of decidua and chorionic villi, the patients were discharged on the fifth and seventh day. About 6-7% of maternal mortality in the US is attributed to ruptured ectopic pregnancy and 25% of Pomeroy method failures are estimated to result in ectopic pregnancy.
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