A cesarean scar pregnancy was successfully managed by gestational reduction in combination with methotrexate injections: a case report
- Author:
Tien Viet Nguyen
;
Hoi Xuan Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cesarean scar pregnancy;
Gestational reduction
- MeSH:
Cesarean scar pregnancy;
Gestational reduction
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2008;56(4):130-134
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Cesarean scar pregnancy is one of the rarest forms of etopic pregnancy. We reported here the case of a 30 year old woman who had a previous preterm delivery with a dead newborn, one live birth with cesarean section and twice MVA after cesarean section. She was presented an with 8-week gestational pregnancy. Diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy was made by abdominal and intravaginal ultrasound. We used oocyte retrieval needle to aspirate the gestational sac under ultrasound guidance. The patient was given 4 shots of methotrexate with a dosage of 50mg every other day. Beta HCG level was monitored every 3 days during hospitalization and weekly afterward. It was found that the beta HCG levels normalized after 6 weeks and the woman\u2019s condition was stable. This case showed that the combination of ultrasound-guided gestational sac aspiration and methotrexate injection was successful in management of cesarean scar pregnancy.
