Treatment of unruptured cornual pregnancies by local injections of methotrexate or potassium chloride under transvaginal ultrasonographic guidance

Tuncay, Gorkem and Karaer, Abdullah and Inci Coskun, Ebru and Melekoglu, Rauf (2018) Treatment of unruptured cornual pregnancies by local injections of methotrexate or potassium chloride under transvaginal ultrasonographic guidance. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34 (4). ISSN 1681-715X

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Abstract

Objective: To demonstrate the outcome of intralesional management and show the safety of local treatment of cornual pregnancy.

Methods: Eight patients were treated with local methotrexate or potassium chloride injection. All patients underwent transvaginal ultrasound examination and were diagnosed by the criteria defined by Timor-Tritsch. In the case of fetal heart beat observation, potassium chloride was injected; and in the case of no heart beat detection, methotrexate was used. A follicle aspiration needle was inserted directly into the gestational sac under transvaginal guidance.

Results: Although it has been considered to be a risk factor, none of the patients in our study had previous ectopic pregnancy, history of infertility / in vitro fertilization, or cornual pregnancy. One of the patients had a medical history of abortion. In four cases, methotrexate was injected, and three patients received potassium chloride as a local treatment. None of the patients had any complication in the peri- or postoperative period.

Conclusion: Using a local approach, the treatment agent can reach the area of the cornual pregnancy in high concentrations. Based on this case series, a local approach seems to be an effective and fertility-sparing method for treating unruptured cornual pregnancies.

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Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2023 07:37
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 08:01
URI: http://research.asianarticleeprint.com/id/eprint/644

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