Treatment of Cervical Pregnancy with Ultrasound-Guided Intragestational Injection of Methotrexate: A Case Report

Autor: Angeliki Rouvali, Panagiotis Vlastarakos, Sofoklis Stavros, Maria Giourga, Kalliopi Pappa, Angeliki Gerede, Alexandros Rodolakis, Ekaterini Domali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6692
DOI: 10.1155/2021/6601461
Popis: This study is aimed at describing a noninvasive conservative strategy to the treatment of cervical pregnancy and highlighting the success of ultrasound-guided therapeutic techniques. A 43-year-old woman with a history of one previous cesarean section presented in our unit with vaginal spotting and a positive urine pregnancy test. She was diagnosed with a cervical pregnancy, and she was successfully treated conservatively with the administration of intragestational sac methotrexate under ultrasound guidance. Cervical pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy that results from conceptus implantation in the cervical canal. The main concern is the associated life-threatening hemorrhage and subsequent need for urgent hysterectomy. The evolution of ultrasound over the past decades has enabled early diagnosis and has shifted the management from a radical surgical approach towards a stepwise conservative therapeutic approach, when possible.
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