Management of cesarean scar pregnancy with suction curettage: a report of four cases and review of the literature.
OBJECTIVE
To present the outcomes of four cases of cesarean scar pregnancy treated with suction curettage.


METHODS
Four patients were ultrasonographically diagnosed with cesarean scar pregnancies treated with suction curettage in a tertiary care center.


RESULTS
Serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels ranged between 1,681 and 15,573 mU/mL, gestational sac diameter measured from 10 to 24 mm and scar thickness was between 4.7 and 6.8 mm. All patients underwent suction curettage under general anesthesia with transabdominal ultrasonography guidance. No complications were observed during or after operation.


CONCLUSIONS
Suction curettage is a viable alternative for conservative treatment in selected cases of patients who are diagnosed with CSP early in gestation and who have a myometrial thickness of more than 4.5 mm.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, İslampaşa Mah, 53200, Rize, Turkey, yesimbay@yahoo.com.
Yeşim
Y
Bayoglu Tekin
Ulku
U
Mete Ural
Gulşah
G
Balık
Isık
I
Ustuner
Figen
F
Kır Şahin
Emine Seda
ES
Güvendağ Güven
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014619:Vacuum Curettage
D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human