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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020

Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Successfully Managed to Term: When the Patient Is Determined to Keep the Pregnancy.

Ranko Kutlesic, Marija Kutlesic, Predrag Vukomanovic, Milan Stefanovic, Danka Mostic-Stanisic

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Research Progress on the Classification of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy.International journal of women's health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ranko KutlesicClinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-3788-9013
Marija KutlesicDepartment of Anaesthesia, Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Predrag VukomanovicClinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Milan StefanovicClinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Centre Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Danka Mostic-StanisicInstitute of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Belgrade, Clinical centre of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, defined as the implantation of the gestational sac at the uterine incision scar of the previous cesarean section. This condition is associated with severe maternal and fetal/neonatal complications, including severe bleeding, rupture of the uterus, fetal demise, or preterm delivery. In view of these, early diagnosis allows the option of termination of pregnancy. In this case report, we present a patient with a cesarean scar pregnancy who was diagnosed at the sixth week of gestation but declined early termination of the pregnancy and was managed to the 38th week. Placenta previa was confirmed in the second trimester. A planned cesarean section was performed that resulted in the birth of a live full-term neonate. Intraoperatively, placenta percreta was diagnosed, and due to uncontrollable bleeding, a hysterectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful. In cases where an early diagnosis of CSP is made, women should be counseled that this will almost certainly evolve to placenta previa, and the associated risks should be explained. Close follow-up of CSP is mandatory if expectant management is selected. Further studies are needed for definitive conclusions and to determine the risks of expectant management.

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Placenta AccretaPregnancy, EctopicCesarean SectionCicatrixFemaleHumansHysterectomyInfant, NewbornPregnancycesarean sectioncomplicationectopicHigh-Riskpregnancy

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PMID32987706
PMCPMC7598584

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