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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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Di Serio
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Caccavale
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Borriello
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Rotondi
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Di Serio
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Tolino
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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