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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2019

Successful treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy with transvaginal injection of absolute ethanol around the gestation sac via ultrasound.

Fangfang Lu, Yuanming Liu, Wenjun Tang

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fangfang LuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541000, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Yuanming LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Affliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541000, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Wenjun TangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Affliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541000, Guangxi, People's Republic of China. tangwenjun56@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-5865
Guilin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to evaluate the curative effect and complications in cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) patients treated with a transvaginal injection of absolute ethanol (AE) around the gestation sac (GS) under ultrasound guidance.

methodsThis retrospective clinical investigation analyzed 26 CSP patients treated at the Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University in Guilin, Guangxi, China, between January 1, 2018 and January 30, 2019. Outcomes and complications were analyzed following treatment with AE.

resultsOut of the entire group, 20 patients were successfully treated with a single AE injection, while the remaining six patients required two or three repeat injections. In 21 patients, the serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level was reduced to > 50% 1 day after a single AE injection; in 19 patients, the serum β-hCG level was reduced to > 80% 4 days after a single AE injection. In all patients, the average time for serum β-hCG to reduce to normal levels (< 3.0 mIU/mL) was 36.50 ± 12.54 days. The overall cure rate of CSP by AE injection was 100%. Average length of hospitalization was 6.73 ± 3.66 days, with Patient 2 having the longest hospitalization at 17 days, and Patient 3 the shortest at 2 days. No adverse effects on hematopoietic, hepatic or renal function were observed in the short term.

conclusionThe study demonstrated that transvaginal injection of AE around the gestation sac under ultrasound guidance had good clinical effects, fewer complications, and merit as a novel treatment for CSP. However, larger multi-center trials are needed to confirm the safety and effectiveness of this treatment.

Indexed as

Abortion, TherapeuticAdministration, IntravaginalAdultCesarean SectionCicatrixEthanolFemaleGestational SacHumansPregnancyPregnancy, EctopicRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalEthanolAbsolute ethanolCesarean scar pregnancyTransvaginal ultrasonography

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PMID31455322
PMCPMC6712768
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