title: Splenic Pregnancy: A New Minimally Invasive Approach to Treatment.
abstract: The spleen is a rare site of abdominal ectopic pregnancy. In a review of the literature, we found 16 published cases of primary splenic pregnancies. Of the cases identified, all received surgical intervention, with one case successfully treated with laparoscopic methotrexate injection, and the rest underwent splenectomy. We would like to present a case of primary splenic pregnancy in a 35-year-old woman successfully treated with percutaneous image-guided injection of methotrexate and KCl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Hashomer Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 5265601, Tel Hashomer, Israel. eyalkla@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Hashomer Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 5265601, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keddel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Hashomer Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 5265601, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Hashomer Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 5265601, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Uri
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rimon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tel Hashomer Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 5265601, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amitai
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000628:therapy*; D013154:Spleen; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D008727:Methotrexate
keywords: Extrauterine; Percutaneous administration; Pregnancy; Spleen