Minimally invasive surgery to manage a complicated case of a caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Feb 6:2014:bcr2013203064. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203064.

Abstract

A 30-year-old woman, gravida 3 para 1, presented at 5 weeks of amenorrhoea with vaginal spotting and mild abdominal pain. A transvaginal scan confirmed a caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP). Serum hCG level at presentation was 4357. She declined treatment initially, but eventually underwent laparoscopic-guided suction curettage and excision of CSP. hCG was undetectable at 5 weeks postoperatively. She had an uneventful recovery and was advised to take oral contraceptives.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Cicatrix / complications*
  • Cicatrix / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery*