Selective Uterine Artery Embolization for Management of Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy.
- Author:
Seung Boo YANG
1
;
Sang Jin LEE
;
Hwan Sung JOE
;
Dong Erk GOO
;
Yun Woo CHANG
;
Dong Hun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pregnancy, ectopic; Uterus, angiography; Uterus, interventional procedures
- MeSH: Adult; Embolization, Therapeutic/*methods; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Ectopic/*therapy/ultrasonography; Uterus/*blood supply
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2007;8(2):176-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Interstitial ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition of pregnancy and may be very dangerous if not identified and treated urgently. We report a case of successful treatment of an interstitial pregnancy using selective uterine artery embolization. A 27-year-old woman with interstitial pregnancy was treated by uterine artery embolization after failure of systemic methotrexate treatment. Her serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) was undetectable one month after the therapeutic embolization and transvaginal sonography 31 days after embolization showed normal endometrium and cornu. The patient achieved a normal pregnancy eight months after embolization.
