| Expectant treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy: two case reports and a glimpse at the natural courses. | |
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PMID: 20180129 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy in previous cesarean scar is the rarest form of ectopic pregnancy. Little is known about its natural history and optimal management. All except one reported case in the literature that were treated expectantly either become unsuccessful or complicated. We aimed to present two cases of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) that were managed expectantly to discuss the value of this management and have a glimpse of the natural courses of certain CSPs. CASES: We present two cases of parous women with complaint of amenorrhea and mild bleeding. Sonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the diagnosis of CSP without viable gestational sac. The patients opted for expectant treatment. We closely monitored the patients with a detailed plan. RESULTS: In case 1, the patient had mild bleeding during monitoring and her serum betaHCG dropped quickly to normal range after 7 weeks. She was fully recovered with total absorption of the mixed mass in the scar of the anterior wall of the uterus. In case 2, the patient had laparoscopy after expectant management for 16 weeks because her serum betaHCG reached a plateau between 30 and 40 mIU/mL for 4 weeks and there was no obvious resorption of the mixed mass within the lower anterior wall of the uterus. The histopathology revealed decidualized villa within organizing tissue and the patient recovered uneventfully. CONCLUSIONS: CSP with no viable gestation sac and rapidly decreased serum betaHCG level can be expectantly treated. The natural history of such CSPs may be naturally demised. |
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Authors:
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Haiyuan Liu; Jinhua Leng; Honghui Shi; Jinghe Lang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review Date: 2010-02-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Volume: 282 ISSN: 1432-0711 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-07 Completed Date: 2011-01-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710213 Medline TA: Arch Gynecol Obstet Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 455-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China. haiyuanliu@163.com |
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Abortion, Induced
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methods Adult Cesarean Section* Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood Cicatrix / complications* Female Humans Laparoscopy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pregnancy Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*, therapy* Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Prenatal Watchful Waiting |
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0/Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human |
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