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First‐trimester treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy using a cervical ripening—double‐balloon catheter: A case report
Author(s) -
Spazzini Maria Donata,
Villa Antonella,
Maffioletti Cristina,
Mariuzzo Federica,
Calì Giuseppe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22838
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , cesarean delivery , balloon , first trimester , balloon catheter , catheter , obstetrics , surgery , ripening , gestation , genetics , biology , chemistry , food science
Cesarean scar pregnancies are relatively rare. In the first trimester, if the decision is made to terminate the pregnancy, it should be done as soon as possible to avoid complications. We report a successful termination of a live, 6 weeks and 4 days cesarean scar pregnancy using a double‐balloon cervical ripening catheter in a patient with two previous cesarean deliveries.