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Interstitial pregnancy treated with a single-dose of systemic methotrexate: A successful management
Serena Corioni1, Federica Perelli1, Claudia Bianchi1
1Department of Maternal and Child Health, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50100 Florence, Italy.
Abstract:
Interstitial pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy at high hemorrhagic risk. It often poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinician, with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. It presents a difficult management problem with no absolute standard of care; the most appropriate treatment technique for these pregnancies remains controversial. We describe a case of unruptured interstitial pregnancy successfully treated with a single-dose of systemic methotrexate with subsequent ultrasound and serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin monitoring. Medical management can be a safe and successful option in selected cases that satisfy specific criteria and in women who are able to be monitored after treatment.