Use of Tuohy needle for intraamniotic methotrexate injection through the cervical canal in a cervical pregnancy after failure of systemic methotrexate treatment.
A case of cervical pregnancy resistant to systemic methotrexate (MTX) administration is presented. A 41 year old patient with cervical pregnancy at 6 weeks 4 days' gestation was successfully treated by intraamniotic MTX injection through the cervical canal using Tuohy needle after failure of systemic MTX treatment.
Moon
Hwa Sook
HS
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Good Moonhwa Hospital, Busan, Korea. moonhwas@moonhwa.or.kr
Hyun
Jung Hwan
JH
Kim
Kyung Seo
KS
Kim
Hyun Jung
HJ
Moon
Sung Eun
SE
Koo
Ja Seong
JS
D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009339:Needles; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control
D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D008727:Methotrexate