| Transvaginal ultrasound-guided treatment of cervical pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 17470585 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe our experience with sonographically guided injection of methotrexate and potassium chloride (KCl) to treat early cervical pregnancy. METHODS: We prospectively reviewed all cases of cervical pregnancies treated conservatively through transvaginal ultrasound-guided therapy at our institutions. Thirty-eight cases were identified, from 1993 through 2004. All cases were managed with transvaginal intra-amniotic and intrachorionic injection of 50 mg of methotrexate under ultrasound guidance. An additional intracardiac fetal injection of 2 mL KCl was given for those cervical pregnancies with documented cardiac activity. Follow-up sonographic examinations and serum beta-hCG measurements were performed twice weekly for 2 weeks after the procedure, then weekly. RESULTS: The mean initial beta-hCG level was 38,948 milli-International Units/mL and ranged from 5,608 to 103,256 milli-International Units/mL for 22 cases with fetal heart activity and from 2,765 to 18,648 milli-International Units/mL for 16 cases without. Gestational age ranged from 5.4 to 14 weeks (mean 8.8 weeks). All cervical pregnancies were successfully aborted, with an average resolution of the cervical mass in 49 days. Postoperative beta-hCG declined to less than 5 milli-International Units/mL within a mean of 38 days. A mean 4.5-year follow-up showed that, of 21 patients who desired pregnancy, 18 had achieved subsequent successful pregnancies. CONCLUSION: Cervical pregnancies can be successfully managed without surgical intervention through local injection of methotrexate and KCl. This treatment not only ablates the ectopic pregnancy but also preserves the uterus for subsequent pregnancies. |
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Authors:
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Cherng-Jye Jeng; Ma-Lee Ko; Jenta Shen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 109 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-01 Completed Date: 2007-06-14 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1076-82 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. drcjjeng@tmu.edu.tw |
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Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
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therapeutic use Adult Cervix Uteri* Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood Drug Therapy, Combination Female Humans Methotrexate / therapeutic use Potassium Chloride / therapeutic use Pregnancy Pregnancy, Ectopic / blood, ultrasonography* Ultrasonography, Prenatal Vagina / ultrasonography |
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0/Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; 0/Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; 59-05-2/Methotrexate; 7447-40-7/Potassium Chloride |
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