| Treatment of Cornual Heterotopic Pregnancy via Selective Reduction Without Feticide Drug. | |
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PMID: 21945745 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To treat heterotopic pregnancy with a minimally invasive procedure, absent a feticide drug. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Classification III). SETTING: University-affiliated hospital, center of reproductive medicine, department of obstetrics and gynecology, central south university, Changsha Hunan China. PATIENTS: A total of nine patients' diagnosed cornual heterotopic pregnancy resulted from assisted reproduction technology. Among nine, five patients selected the cornual embryo reduction. INTERVENTIONS: Cornual embryo reduction and preservation of intrauterine embryo were done under guidance of transvaginal ultrasonography at 4-6 weeks after embryo transfer. No drug was given. MEASUREMENTS: Safety of operative procedure and pregnancy outcome. MAIN RESULTS: All five patients who underwent selective embryo reduction has no intraoperative or postoperative complication, however 3 of them delivered healthy babies while two aborted. CONCLUSION: An early intervention should be carried in vital stable patients by means of puncturing and aspirating cornual heterotopic pregnancy under transvaginal ultrasound guidance. |
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Zhang Qiong; Li Yanping; Deep Jagat Prasad; Zhu Lin |
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Type: - Date: 2011-9-24 |
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Title: Journal of minimally invasive gynecology Volume: - ISSN: 1553-4669 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101235322 Medline TA: J Minim Invasive Gynecol Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 AAGL. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (all authors). |
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