| Literature DB >> 19902518 |
A J Marjolein Bij de Vaate1, Hans A M Brölmann, Johannes W van der Slikke, Maurice G A J Wouters, Roel Schats, Judith A F Huirne.
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We describe our experience with the treatment of 4 caesarean scar pregnancies and provide an overview of current literature. Four women diagnosed with a caesarean scar pregnancy in our hospital between 1996 and 2007 were treated with local or systemic methotrexate and had a steady decline of the serum beta-hCG level. The uterus was preserved in all women and 3 of them had an uneventful subsequent pregnancy and delivery. We suggest that transcervical needle aspiration of amniotic fluid followed by intra-amniotic injection of methotrexate should be the treatment of choice, followed by surgical treatment only if methotrexate fails. (c) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 19902518 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20648
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Ultrasound ISSN: 0091-2751 Impact factor: 0.910