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Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection
Background: Cesarean scar pregnancy is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication in patients with prior cesarean delivery. Vaginal bleeding is a common presenting symptom. Case Report: A 23-year-old female who presented with mild vaginal bleeding was diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound with...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33408589 http://dx.doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0121 |
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author | Sendy, Feras Ahmeed, Samer J. Obaid, Sulaiman Al Sallout, Bahaaldden Sendy, Sameer |
author_facet | Sendy, Feras Ahmeed, Samer J. Obaid, Sulaiman Al Sallout, Bahaaldden Sendy, Sameer |
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description | Background: Cesarean scar pregnancy is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication in patients with prior cesarean delivery. Vaginal bleeding is a common presenting symptom. Case Report: A 23-year-old female who presented with mild vaginal bleeding was diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound with a viable cesarean scar pregnancy of 7 weeks’ gestation. After the sac content was suctioned through a transvaginal approach under ultrasound guidance, the patient was injected with 50 mg local and 25 mg systemic methotrexate. One week later, a repeat systemic methotrexate dose of 50 mg was administered. The patient's beta human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels were followed weekly until a negative beta hCG level was established. Conclusion: No management approach has been universally approved for cesarean scar pregnancy; the best option depends on case presentation, surgeon experience, and available facilities. We suggest that our minimally invasive treatment is an acceptable approach, especially if embryonic cardiac activity is present. We recommend the referral of such cases to tertiary centers to avoid complications. |
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spelling | pubmed-77555432021-01-05 Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection Sendy, Feras Ahmeed, Samer J. Obaid, Sulaiman Al Sallout, Bahaaldden Sendy, Sameer Ochsner J Case Reports and Clinical Observations Background: Cesarean scar pregnancy is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication in patients with prior cesarean delivery. Vaginal bleeding is a common presenting symptom. Case Report: A 23-year-old female who presented with mild vaginal bleeding was diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound with a viable cesarean scar pregnancy of 7 weeks’ gestation. After the sac content was suctioned through a transvaginal approach under ultrasound guidance, the patient was injected with 50 mg local and 25 mg systemic methotrexate. One week later, a repeat systemic methotrexate dose of 50 mg was administered. The patient's beta human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels were followed weekly until a negative beta hCG level was established. Conclusion: No management approach has been universally approved for cesarean scar pregnancy; the best option depends on case presentation, surgeon experience, and available facilities. We suggest that our minimally invasive treatment is an acceptable approach, especially if embryonic cardiac activity is present. We recommend the referral of such cases to tertiary centers to avoid complications. Academic Division of Ochsner Clinic Foundation 2020 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7755543/ /pubmed/33408589 http://dx.doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0121 Text en ©2020 by the author(s); Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode ©2020 by the author(s); licensee Ochsner Journal, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode) that permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports and Clinical Observations Sendy, Feras Ahmeed, Samer J. Obaid, Sulaiman Al Sallout, Bahaaldden Sendy, Sameer Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title | Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title_full | Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title_fullStr | Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title_full_unstemmed | Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title_short | Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Management: Minimally Invasive Suction of the Gestational Sac Content Combined With Local and Intramuscular Methotrexate Injection |
title_sort | cesarean scar pregnancy management: minimally invasive suction of the gestational sac content combined with local and intramuscular methotrexate injection |
topic | Case Reports and Clinical Observations |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7755543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33408589 http://dx.doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0121 |
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