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Treatment of early cervical pregnancy with cerclage, carboprost, curettage, and balloon tamponade.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17267874     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Cervical pregnancy, an uncommon variety of ectopic gestation is associated with high morbidity and adverse consequences for future fertility. Currently there are no specific recommendations for the best treatment of this entity. CASE: A 35-year-old nullipara presented with 8 weeks of amenorrhea and painless brown discharge. The patient was diagnosed with cervical pregnancy with embryonic cardiac activity. A conservative surgical treatment under general anesthesia involved intracervical infiltration of carboprost, cerclage, suction curettage of cervix, and Foley balloon tamponade was performed. The Foley was removed on day 2 and the cerclage on day 7. CONCLUSION: Early cervical pregnancy was treated with combined cervical cerclage, intracervical infiltration of carboprost, curettage, and balloon tamponade. Severe hemorrhage during suction curettage and the adverse effects and complications of systemic methotrexate treatment were avoided.
Authors:
Guillermo A De La Vega; Caudrean Avery; Richard Nemiroff; Dominic Marchiano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  109     ISSN:  0029-7844     ISO Abbreviation:  Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-02-01     Completed Date:  2007-02-20     Revised Date:  2009-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401101     Medline TA:  Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  505-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-6192, USA. guillermodelavega@comcast.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / administration & dosage
Adult
Carboprost / administration & dosage
Catheterization
Cerclage, Cervical
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Dilatation and Curettage
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*,  therapy*
Vaginal Discharge
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; 35700-23-3/Carboprost

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