Transabdominal ultrasound-guided injection of methotrexate in the treatment of ectopic interstitial pregnancies

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العنوان: Transabdominal ultrasound-guided injection of methotrexate in the treatment of ectopic interstitial pregnancies
المؤلفون: Marialuisa, Framarino-dei-Malatesta, Maria Grazia, Piccioni, Martina, Derme, Nicoletta Fabiana, Polidori, Valentina, Tibaldi, Isabella, Iannini, Gabriele, Masselli
بيانات النشر: Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2014.
سنة النشر: 2014
مصطلحات موضوعية: Adult, Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal, Methotrexate, Pregnancy, Interstitial, Treatment Outcome, Pregnancy, interstitial pregnancy, ultrasound, obstetrics, ectopic pregnancy, methotrexate, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Female, Ultrasonography, Interventional, Follow-Up Studies, Retrospective Studies
الوصف: In a retrospective observational study, we evaluated the feasibility and safety of medical therapy with transabdominal ultrasound-guided injection of methotrexate (MTX) into the gestational sac (GS) in patients with interstitial ectopic pregnancies.Fourteen interstitial ectopic pregnancies were treated with transabdominal ultrasound-guided injection of MTX (25 mg). All patients were hemodynamically stable. In all patients, the 10-cm distance between the GS and vaginal fornices was ≥10 cm, making transvaginal injection difficult. To evaluate feasibility and safety of the procedure, we assessed complications clinically and with imaging during a 1-year follow-up.In all 14 patients, MTX injected locally into the GS successfully terminated the interstitial pregnancy, thereby avoiding surgery. There was no complications during follow-up.The successful outcome in our patients suggests that the transabdominal route is feasible and safe as a nonsurgical option for terminating an ectopic interstitial pregnancy in patients in whom the transvaginal route is contraindicated or difficult, provided the patients are properly selected and operators have sufficient experience with the technique.
اللغة: English
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid_dedup__::d17da224134702fdf83aab21b1805c2c
http://hdl.handle.net/11573/649001
Rights: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.pmid.dedup....d17da224134702fdf83aab21b1805c2c
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