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    Fertil Steril. 1997 Feb;67(2):398-400.

    An ectopic pregnancy developing in a previous caesarian section scar.

    Godin PA, Bassil S, Donnez J.

    Catholic University of Louvain, Department of Gynecology, St. Luc University Clinics, Brussels, Belgium.

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    • Fertil Steril 1997 Jul;68(1):187.

    OBJECTIVE: To report the diagnosis and management of an ectopic pregnancy (EP) developing in a caesarean section scar. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University medical school. PATIENT(S): A patient with a previous history of two caesarean sections developing an EP. INTERVENTION(S): Methotrexate (MTX) was administered locally under ultrasonographic guidance. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Weekly screening of blood hCG levels and yolk sac resorption by endovaginal sonography. RESULT(S): The diagnosis was suspected by vaginal echography and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. Local injection of KCl and MTX provoked a progressive resorption of the pregnancy. Human chorionic gonadotropin was undetectable on day 82. CONCLUSION(S): To prevent uterine rupture in cases of an EP developing in a caesarean section scar, a medical approach can be proposed.

    PMID: 9022622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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