Successful expectant management for a cornual heterotopic pregnancy.
Fertil Steril
; 91(3): 934.e11-3, 2009 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-18973901
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report the obstetric outcome after expectant management for a right cornual heterotopic pregnancy.DESIGN:
Case report.SETTING:
University hospital. PATIENT(S) A 33-year-old salpingectomized woman with an 8-year history of primary infertility who conceived after in utero transfer of two embryos obtained by in vitro fertilization. INTERVENTION(S) Expectant management and close ultrasonographic and clinical monitoring. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Obstetric outcome. RESULT(S) The intrauterine pregnancy proceeded unremarkably. A caesarean section was performed for dystocia and allowed the delivery of a healthy 4170 g male infant. The examination of the uterus showed a prerupture of the right uterine horn. CONCLUSION(S) Expectant management for cornual heterotopic pregnancy could be considered a successful option in a symptom-free patient where the ectopic embryo has a limited craniocaudal length with no cardiac activity. Our case also suggests that elective cesarean section could be the optimal mode of delivery for rare cases of successful management for cornual heterotopic pregnancy, regardless of the therapeutic option chosen for the cornual pregnancy, due to the theoretical increase risk of uterine rupture during labor.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Embarazo Ectópico
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Cesárea
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Nacimiento Vivo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fertil Steril
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA