• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Conservative treatment for interstitial monochorionic twin pregnancy: Case report and review of the published work
  • Beteiligte: Berretta, Roberto; Merisio, Carla; Dall'Asta, Andrea; Verrotti, Carla; Rolla, Martino; Bruni, Stefano; Bacchi Modena, Alberto
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2014
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/jog.12250
  • ISSN: 1341-8076; 1447-0756
  • Schlagwörter: Obstetrics and Gynecology
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Interstitial pregnancy is considered one of the most hazardous types of ectopic pregnancies, with a mortality rate of 2–2.5%. We describe a case of a viable monochorionic twin pregnancy in a 35‐year‐old woman successfully treated with systemic methotrexate associated with bilateral uterine arteries' embolization. <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">β‐hCG</jats:styled-content> was undetectable 67 days after the first administration of methotrexate and the ultrasonography performed on day 67 showed the remnant of the gestational sac in the right uterine horn, a thin endometrium and a normal myometrial vascularization. Conservative treatment allowed us to avoid surgical treatment and to preserve the patient's fertility.</jats:p>