{"id":9035,"date":"2025-05-31T18:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/?page_id=9035"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:22:01","slug":"ectopic-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/ectopic-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ectopic Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9035\" class=\"elementor elementor-9035\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26736d72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26736d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533c7610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"533c7610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ECTOPIC PREGNANCY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9d7e80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d9d7e80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b94bfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51b94bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5ad446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f5ad446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ectopic Pregnancy\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30339132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30339132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus, usually within the fallopian tube. It\u2019s a pregnancy that happens anywhere except inside the uterus where it\u2019s supposed to happen.<\/p><p>It is life-threatening for the mother and cannot support the full-term growth of the baby.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc158b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bc158b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649a7039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"649a7039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2149844660.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2149844660.webp 1000w, https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2149844660-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2149844660-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3e2a60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f3e2a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b597cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61b597cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment at KLASS <BR>\nWhere medical excellence &amp; compassionate care unite<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20881353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20881353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Gynecologist in Kenya,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/prof-rafique-parkar\/\">Prof. Rafique Parkar<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/\">Kenya Laparoscopic Surgery Services<\/a>\u00a0(KLASS) offers comprehensive gynecology care in Kenya and the world for women of all ages.<\/p><p>At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/\">KLASS<\/a>\u00a0we provide a full range of gynecology services, from annual check-ups and routine pap smears to ectopic pregnancy treatment and procedures.<\/p><p>From the comfortable environment, we have created, to the personal concierge service we devote to each patient, you will notice a distinctive difference with our services<\/p><p>Do you have questions about ectopic pregnancies or other gynecologic conditions?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/kenyalaparoscopic\/30min\">Schedule an appointment<\/a>\u00a0with the top-rated laparoscopic surgeon in Kenya,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/prof-rafique-parkar\/\">Prof. Rafique Parkar<\/a>\u00a0of KLASS, where medical excellence and compassionate care for our patients unite.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100fb895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"100fb895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/kenyalaparoscopic\/30min\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book An Appointment Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fdbe4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26fdbe4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d087a68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d087a68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484f2563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"484f2563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the causes of an ectopic pregnancy?\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58da1030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58da1030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In most pregnancies, the fertilized egg travels through the fallopian tube to the womb. If the movement of the egg is blocked or slowed through the tubes, it can lead to an ectopic pregnancy.<\/p><p>It is more common in women with the following conditions:<\/p><ul><li>Infertility or difficulty conceiving.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/project\/endometriosis\/\">Endometriosis.<\/a><\/li><li>Sexually transmitted diseases, which can cause infection and scarring in the pelvis.<\/li><li>Tubal surgery.<\/li><li>Scarring from past infections or surgery of the female organs.<\/li><li>Smoking just before conceiving.<\/li><li>Experiencing discomfort during sexual intercourse.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f61026 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f61026\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e66505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36e66505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7480.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7480.webp 1000w, https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7480-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7480-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd311d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccd311d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c1dcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c1dcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy?\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4978a9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4978a9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>It can be difficult to diagnose because symptoms often are like those of a normal early pregnancy. These can include missed periods, breast tenderness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, low back pain, and frequent urination.<\/p><p>When the embryo implants in the fallopian tube, there is usually not enough blood flow to keep the embryo healthy therefore it dies.<\/p><p>The tube may begin to expel some of the tissues or bleed. Some embryos continue to grow and may become large enough to break through the fallopian tube.<\/p><p>Often, the first warning signs of an ectopic or tubal pregnancy are pain or vaginal bleeding. There might be a pain in the pelvis, abdomen which ranges from mild and dull to severe and sharp. It might be felt on just one side of the pelvis or all over.<br \/>More warning symptoms include:<\/p><ul><li>Fainting or feeling faint.<\/li><li>Intense pressure in the rectum.<\/li><li>Low blood pressure due to blood loss.<\/li><li>Pain in the shoulder and neck area, this happens if blood from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy builds up and irritates certain nerves.<\/li><li>Dizziness caused by blood loss.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62225888 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62225888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798f0801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"798f0801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safe. 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This is more likely 2 or more years after the procedure.<\/li><li>Had surgery to untie tubes to become pregnant.<\/li><li>Had many sexual partners.<\/li><li>Some infertility treatments.<\/li><\/ul><p>Some birth control methods can also affect a woman\u2019s risk of ectopic pregnancy. Those who become pregnant while using an intrauterine device (IUD) might be more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy. Smoking also increases the risk of an ectopic pregnancy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7359d7ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7359d7ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e08fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49e08fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed?\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283aad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283aad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The first step in diagnosing is through a pelvic exam where your doctor looks for inappropriate pain and tenderness.<\/p><p>Sometimes, tubal pregnancy can be felt in the fallopian tubes as it grows. An ultrasound is performed to try to find the location of the pregnancy.<\/p><p>During testing, your hormone levels are checked for abnormalities, since your human chorionic gonadotrophin (or HCG) levels usually are lower than the period of gestation, if you have an ectopic pregnancy. Higher than normal progesterone levels also may indicate the presence of an abnormal pregnancy.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/laparoscopy\/\">Laparoscopy<\/a>\u00a0may also be used to diagnose an ectopic or tubal pregnancy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb461b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fb461b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2438ddf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2438ddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preventing an ectopic pregnancy\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca2e49a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca2e49a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Most forms of ectopic pregnancy that occur outside the fallopian tubes are probably not preventable. A woman may be able to prevent a tubal pregnancy in which the fetus implants in a fallopian tube, if conditions that scar the tube can be avoided.<\/p><p>Risks can be minimized by:<\/p><ol><li>Practicing safer sex by taking steps before and during sex, which can prevent you from getting an infection.<\/li><li>Getting early diagnosis and treatment of all infections caused by sexual relations (STDs).<\/li><li>Quit smoking.<\/li><li>Limiting the number of sex partners.<p>Women with unavoidable conditions such as infertility, a birth defect in the fallopian tube,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/project\/endometriosis\/\">endometriosis<\/a>, or age-related risks should get regular checkups by a qualified gynecologist familiar with tubal pregnancy.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c0c40c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c0c40c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51feb556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51feb556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expert Care. 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As earlier indicated, a tubal pregnancy is life-threatening, therefore, the developing cells must be removed to save the mother\u2019s life.<\/p><p>Ectopic pregnancy may be treated in several ways depending on whether the fallopian tube has ruptured or not, the development level of the pregnancy, and the mother\u2019s hormone levels.<\/p><ul><li>Medication \u2013 the drug methotrexate stops the development of the pregnancy and is most effective with an early diagnosis of the condition.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kenyalaparoscopicsurgeryservices.com\/laparoscopy\/\">Laparoscopic surgery<\/a>\u00a0(possibly including laparoscopy with salpingostomy or salpingectomy): A surgical procedure to make a small incision where the ectopic tissue is safely removed through. If the tube is damaged, total or partial salpingectomy (removal of the fallopian tube) may be necessary.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f678a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12f678a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39732366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39732366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible Risks and Complications of a Laparoscopic Spleen Surgery\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f49c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f49c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Complications following laparoscopic spleen surgery are infrequent, but you should consult your doctor regarding possible complications based on your specific case.<\/p><p>Possible complications may include site infections, pneumonia, internal bleeding, or infection inside the abdomen at the site where the spleen used to be. 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