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Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review
Background and Objectives: Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) refers to placental implantation on or in the scar of a previous caesarean section and represents a potentially life-threatening condition. CSP is considered a diagnostic challenge in obstetrics, with the diagnosis relying mainly on transvagi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9227540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35744003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060740 |
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author | Valasoulis, George Magaliou, Ioulia Koufidis, Dimitrios Garas, Antonios Daponte, Alexandros |
author_facet | Valasoulis, George Magaliou, Ioulia Koufidis, Dimitrios Garas, Antonios Daponte, Alexandros |
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description | Background and Objectives: Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) refers to placental implantation on or in the scar of a previous caesarean section and represents a potentially life-threatening condition. CSP is considered a diagnostic challenge in obstetrics, with the diagnosis relying mainly on transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and the management depending upon case presentation and available healthcare infrastructures. Case Presentation: We present a case of 34-year-old G3P2 with a history of two-previous caesarean sections referred to the outpatient gynaecology clinic of our Department at the 7th week (7/40) of gestation with abnormal early pregnancy TVS findings, illustrating the gestational sac attached to the caesarean scar and a foetal pole with evidence of foetal cardiac activity. We discuss the outcome of an alternative combined medical and surgical approach we followed as well as an updated review of the current literature. Conclusions: The ideal management of CSP requires tertiary centers, equipment availability and experienced healthcare professionals capable of dealing with any possible complication, as well as individualized treatment based on each case presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-92275402022-06-25 Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review Valasoulis, George Magaliou, Ioulia Koufidis, Dimitrios Garas, Antonios Daponte, Alexandros Medicina (Kaunas) Case Report Background and Objectives: Caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) refers to placental implantation on or in the scar of a previous caesarean section and represents a potentially life-threatening condition. CSP is considered a diagnostic challenge in obstetrics, with the diagnosis relying mainly on transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and the management depending upon case presentation and available healthcare infrastructures. Case Presentation: We present a case of 34-year-old G3P2 with a history of two-previous caesarean sections referred to the outpatient gynaecology clinic of our Department at the 7th week (7/40) of gestation with abnormal early pregnancy TVS findings, illustrating the gestational sac attached to the caesarean scar and a foetal pole with evidence of foetal cardiac activity. We discuss the outcome of an alternative combined medical and surgical approach we followed as well as an updated review of the current literature. Conclusions: The ideal management of CSP requires tertiary centers, equipment availability and experienced healthcare professionals capable of dealing with any possible complication, as well as individualized treatment based on each case presentation. MDPI 2022-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9227540/ /pubmed/35744003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060740 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Valasoulis, George Magaliou, Ioulia Koufidis, Dimitrios Garas, Antonios Daponte, Alexandros Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title | Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title_full | Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title_short | Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
title_sort | caesarean scar pregnancy: a case report and a literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9227540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35744003 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060740 |
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