Successful conservative medical management of an interstitial ectopic pregnancy at 10 weeks of gestation: A case report.

Conservative management Ectopic pregnancy Interstitial pregnancy

Journal

Case reports in women's health
ISSN: 2214-9112
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Womens Health
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101682122

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Historique:
received: 23 11 2020
revised: 12 12 2020
accepted: 22 12 2020
entrez: 25 1 2021
pubmed: 26 1 2021
medline: 26 1 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Interstitial pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, accounting for 2-6% of ectopic pregnancies, but it can be life threatening. There is no clear consensus on management, either surgical or medical, and it depends on hemodynamic stability and whether fertility-sparing treatment is requested. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman (G2, P1) who was diagnosed with an interstitial pregnancy at 10 weeks of gestation following in vitro fertilization. She was hemodynamically stable and requested fertility-sparing treatment. She was managed successfully with methotrexate and folinic acid with a hospital stay of 17 days. Interstitial pregnancy can be managed medically. However, these patients require close monitoring.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Interstitial pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, accounting for 2-6% of ectopic pregnancies, but it can be life threatening. There is no clear consensus on management, either surgical or medical, and it depends on hemodynamic stability and whether fertility-sparing treatment is requested.
CASE PRESENTATION METHODS
We present the case of a 35-year-old woman (G2, P1) who was diagnosed with an interstitial pregnancy at 10 weeks of gestation following in vitro fertilization. She was hemodynamically stable and requested fertility-sparing treatment. She was managed successfully with methotrexate and folinic acid with a hospital stay of 17 days.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Interstitial pregnancy can be managed medically. However, these patients require close monitoring.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33489785
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00284
pii: S2214-9112(20)30114-4
pmc: PMC7807208
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e00284

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Authors.

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Auteurs

A Galani (A)

University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina, Greece.

A Zikopoulos (A)

Obstetrics and Gynecology Royal Cornwall Hospital, Cornwall, UK.

E Moulias (E)

University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina, Greece.

M Paschopoulos (M)

University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina, Greece.

K Zikopoulos (K)

University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina, Greece.

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