Successful conservative management of cervical ectopic pregnancy: a case series.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Taylor, Joelle; Yalcinkaya, Tamer; Akar, Munire; Taylor, Joelle E; Yalcinkaya, Tamer M; Akar, Munire Erman
- Source
- Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics. Jun2011, Vol. 283 Issue 6, p1215-1217. 3p.
- Subject
- *ECTOPIC pregnancy
*PREGNANCY complications
*METHOTREXATE
*UTERINE artery
*THERAPEUTIC embolization
*HYSTERECTOMY
*FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine)
- Language
- ISSN
- 0932-0067
Objective: To report our experience of conservative treatment in four patients with cervical ectopic pregnancy. Design: Case series. Setting: Academic medical center. Patients: Four women diagnosed with cervical ectopic pregnancy managed conservatively. Intervention(s): Systemic methotrexate alone or combined with subsequent uterine artery embolization (UAE). Main Outcome Measures: Conservative management with decreased rate of serious complications. Results: No hysterectomies were needed. One patient required subsequent intervention, UAE. Conclusion: Conservative treatment of cervical pregnancy might be successful with careful follow up and subsequent conservative interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]