Medical management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy: A case report and literature review

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1981-1986

  Fisch, J D ^a   Ortiz, B H ^a   Tazuke, S I ^a   Chitkara, U ^a   Giudice, L C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornual pregnancy; Interstitial pregnancy; Medical management; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 0031851137     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.7.1981     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Benifla, J.L., Fernandez, H., Sebban, E. et al. (1996) Alternative to surgery of treatment of unruptured interstitial pregnancy: 15 cases of medical treatment. Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol., 70, 151-156.
2. Brandes, M.C., Youngs, D.D., Goldstein, D.P. and Parmley, T.H. (1986) Treatment of cornual pregnancy with methotrexate: case report. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 155, 655-657.
3. Darai, E., Benifla, J.L., Naouri, M. et al. (1995) Transvaginal intratubal methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy, report of 100 cases. Hum. Reprod., 11, 420-424.
4. Downey, G.P. and Tuck, S.M. (1994) Spontaneous uterine rupture during subsequent pregnancy following non-excision of an interstitial ectopic pregnancy. Br. J, Obstet. Gynecol., 101, 162-163.
5. Feichtinger, W. and Kemeter, P. (1987) Conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy by transvaginal aspiration under sonographic control and methotrexate injection. Lancet, 381-382.
6. Fernandez, H., De Ziegler, D., Bourget, P. et al. (1991a) The place of methotrexate in the management of interstitial pregnancy. Hum. Reprod., 6, 302-306.
7. Fernandez, H., Lelaidier, C., Thouvenez, V. and Frydman, R. (1991b) The use of a pretheraputic, predictive score to determine inclusion criteria for the non-surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Hum. Reprod., 6, 995-998.
8. Hajenius, P.J., Voigt, R.R., Engelsbel, S. et al. (1996) Serum human chorionic gonadotropin clearance curves in patients with interstitial pregnancy treated with systemic methotrexate. Fertil. Steril., 66, 723-728.
9. Hoek, A., Broekmans, F.J., Verheijen, R.H.M. and Senats, R. (1995) Successful treatment of an advanced interstitial pregnancy by sequential systemic and local administration of methotrexate. Hum. Reprod., 10, 1864-1865.
10. Karsdorp, V.H.M., Van der Veen. F., Schats, R. et al. (1992) Successful treatment with methotrexate of five vital interstitial pregnancies. Hum. Reprod., 7, 1164-1169.
11. Mishell, D.R. (1992) In Herbst, A.L., Mishell, D.R., Stenchever, M.A. and Droegemueller, W. (eds). Comprehensive Gynecology, 2nd Edition. MosbyYear Book, Inc. St. Louis, MI, USA. pp. 457-490.
12. Ferez, J.A., Sadek, M.M., Savale, M. et al. (1993) Local medical treatment of interstitial pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET): two case reports. Hum. Reprod., 8, 631-634.
13. Robertson, D.E., Smith, W. and Craft, I. (1987) Reduction of ectopic pregnancy by ultrasound methods. Lancet, 11, 1524.
14. Rodi, I., Sauer, M., Gorrill, M. et al. (1986) The medical treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate and citrovorum rescue: preliminary experience. Fertil. Steril., 46, 811-813.
15. Rozenberg, P., Goffinet, F., Phillippe, H.J. and Nisand, I. (1996) Ultrasonographic measurement of lower uterine segment to assess risk of defects of scarred uterus. Lancet, 347, 281-284.
16. Shalev, E., Megory, E., Romano, S. et al. (1989) Interstitial pregnancy successful treatment with methotrexate. Isr. J. Med. Sci., 25, 239-240.
17. Stovall, T and Ling, F. (1993) Single-dose methotrexate: an expanded clinical trial. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 108, 1759-1765.
18. Stovall, T., Ling, F. and Buster, J. (1989) Outpatient chemotherapy of unruptured ectopic pregnancy. Fertil. Steril., 51, 435-438.
19. Stovall, T., Ling, F., Gray, L. et al. (199I) Methotrexate treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancy: a report of 100 cases. Obstet. Gynecol., 77, 749-753.
20. Talmon, R., Filmar, S. and Itskovitz Eldor, J. (1993) Successful treatment of cornual pregnancy with 1 day high dose methotrexate regimen and folinic acid rescue. Gynecol. Obstet. Invest., 35. 243-244.
21. Tanaka, T., Hayashi, H., Kutsuzawa, T. et al. (1982) Treatment of interstitial ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate: report of a successful case. Fertil Steril., 37, 831-832.
22. Tanik, A., Ustun, C., Cil, E. and Arslan, A. (1996) Sonographic evaluation of the wall thickness of the lower uterine segment in patients with previous cesarean section. J. Clin. Ultrasound, 24, 355-357.
23. Timor-Tritsch, I.E., Monteagudo, A., Matera, C. and Veit, C. (1992) Sonographic evolution of cornual pregnancies treated without surgery. Obstet. Gynecol, 79, 1044-1049.
24. Tulandi, T., Vilos, G. and Gomel, V. (1995) Laparoscopic treatment of interstitial pregnancy. Obstet. Gynecol., 85, 465-467.
25. Voigt, R.R., Van der Veen, F., Karsdorp, V.H.M. et al. (1994) Treatment of interstitial pregnancy with methotrexate: report of an unsuccessful case. Hum. Reprod., 9, 1567-1579.