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Published on: July 7, 2023
Cervical pregnancy
Paola Bianchi1, Massimo Maria Salvatori, Francesco Torcia
1Dipartimento Salute della Donna e Medicina Territoriale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea Roma, Rome, Italy. pianchi@libero.it
Objective:
To present a case of successful management of a heavily bleeding cervical ectopic pregnancy with ultrasound-guided termination procedure of evacuation.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
University hospital.
Patient(S):
A 34-year-old woman, secundigravida with one previous full-term natural childbirth and history of one spontaneous abortion, with a cervical pregnancy.
Intervention(S):
Prophylactic suture ligation of the cervicovaginal branches of the uterine artery, with absorbable sutures at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions of the cervix. Evacuation, with dilatation and curettage, under transabdominal ultrasound guidance was performed. Control of hemorrhage by placing a running-lock absorbable suture around the entire edge of the cervix followed by cervical packing with iodoform gauze medicated with anticoagulant drugs.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Recovery of the patient, successful conservative treatment of the cervical ectopic pregnancy, with preservation of the uterus.
Result(S):
The cervical ectopic pregnancy was successfully evacuated, and the reproductive capability of the patient was preserved.
Conclusion(S):
Ultrasound-guided evacuation with prophylactic closure of the cervical branches of the uterine artery and application of a running-lock suture around the cervix can be used in case of heavily bleeding cervical ectopic pregnancy.
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