Transvaginal injection of potassium chloride and methotrexate for the treatment of tubal pregnancy with a live fetus.
A case of ectopic pregnancy with a gestational sac in the right tube of 25 mm diameter and beating fetal heart was treated conservatively by transvaginal, ultrasonically guided injection of potassium chloride and methotrexate. Serum levels of beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin returned to normal in 42 days and the tubal mass collapsed gradually and resolved in 7 weeks.
Obstet. Gynaecol., Cairo University, Egypt.
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Aboulghar
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Mansour
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D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D002996:Clomiphene; D008596:Menotropins; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D008727:Methotrexate