Unusual case of cervical pregnancy after curettage for a presumptive diagnosis of intrauterine blighted ovum.
A case of cervical pregnancy after curettage for presumptive intrauterine blighted ovum is presented. The woman was successfully treated by vacuum evacuation and curettage. A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2, nulliparous, was admitted to our department at ten weeks and two days of gestation after a diagnosis of cervical pregnancy. She had been treated by curettage five days before for an initial diagnosis of intrauterine blighted ovum. Ultrasound scan examination revealed a gestational sac without foetus in the cervix four days after the first curettage. Vacuum evacuation and curettage of the cervical canal were performed and a Foley catheter was also inserted and left in place for three days. The patient was discharged in good condition on the fourth postoperative day.
Di Serio
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Caccavale
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Borriello
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Rotondi
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Di Serio
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Rotondi
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Tolino
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Carella
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D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010063:Ovum / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage