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Successful transvaginal ultrasound‐guided puncture and injection of a cervical pregnancy in a patient with simultaneous intrauterine pregnancy and a history of a previous cervical pregnancy
Author(s) -
Monteagudo A.,
Tarricone N. J.,
TimorTritsch I. E.,
Lerner J. P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.08060381.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical pregnancy , pregnancy , obstetrics , gestation , ectopic pregnancy , cervix , obstetrics and gynaecology , gynecology , methotrexate , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , genetics , cancer , biology
Cervical pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy. A recurrent cervical pregnancy in conjunction with a viable intrauterine pregnancy is an even rarer event. We present a case in which a recurrent cervical pregnancy was treated by selective reduction using an injection of potassium chloride guided by transvaginal sonography. The intrauterine gestation was delivered at a gestation of 34 weeks and 4 days by Cesarean section. Subsequently, the patient was treated with intramuscular methotrexate with a prolonged, but complete, resolution of the cervical pregnancy. Copyright © 1996 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology