Conservative management of placenta accreta and unruptured interstitial cornual pregnancy using methotrexate.
We describe two cases which demonstrate methotrexate (mtx) to be an effective alternative to surgery in two serious complications of early pregnancy, namely placenta accreta diagnosed at attempted evacuation of retained products of conception and interstitial cornual pregnancy diagnosed at laparoscopy.
Lalchandani
Savita
S
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Geary
Michael
M
O'Herlihy
Colm
C
Sheil
Orla
O
D000328:Adult; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D002955:Leucovorin; D008727:Methotrexate