Conservative treatment by angiographic uterine artery embolization of a 12 week cervical ectopic pregnancy.
A 32 year old woman, gravid 1, nulliparous, was admitted to our department at 11 weeks and 2 days of gestation after being diagnosed with cervical pregnancy. She was unsuccessfully treated with methotrexate for 5 days. On the fifth day after admission she underwent bilateral uterine artery angiographic embolization followed by vacuum evacuation and curettage of the cervical canal. A Foley catheter was also inserted in the cervical canal and left in place for 4 days. The patient was discharged in good condition on the seventh postoperative day.
Nappi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
D'Elia
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Di Carlo
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Giordano
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De Placido
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Iaccarino
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*