Heterotopic cervical pregnancy successfully treated with transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and cervical-stay sutures.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of a heterotopic cervical pregnancy successfully treated with transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and cervical-stay sutures.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Tertiary academic IVF program.


METHODS
A 35-year-old woman who conceived from IVF-ET treatment at 5.5 weeks of gestation.


METHODS
Transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of the cervical pregnancy followed by cervical-stay sutures to control hemorrhage after aspiration.


METHODS
Recovery of the patient, preservation of the intrauterine pregnancy, and sequelae.


RESULTS
The cervical pregnancy was successfully aborted, and the intrauterine pregnancy progressed to term.


CONCLUSIONS
Transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration in combination with hemostatic cervical-stay sutures can be safely used to manage heterotopic cervical pregnancies.
Chen
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Center For Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Kligman
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Rosenwaks
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D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013537:Sutures; D014463:Ultrasonography