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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Successful Ultrasound-Guided Methotrexate Intervention in the Treatment of Heterotopic Interstitial Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Ping Li, Xiao Tan, Yi Chen, Qiaoli Ge, Haiying Zhou, Renrong Zhang, Yue Wang, Min Xue, Ruifang Wu, Desheng Sun

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ping LiDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Xiao TanDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Yi ChenDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Qiaoli GeDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Haiying ZhouDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Renrong ZhangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Min XueDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Ruifang WuCenter of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
Desheng SunDepartment of Ultrasonography, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0328-1197
Peking University Shenzhen Hospital · CNZunyi Medical University · CNHKUST Shenzhen Research Institute · CNWeifang People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aims to share the experience of minimally invasive ultrasound-guided methotrexate intervention in the treatment of heterotopic interstitial pregnancy (HIP) with good pregnancy outcomes, and to review the treatment, pregnancy outcomes, and impact on the future fertility of HIP patients.

methodsThe paper describes the medical history, clinical manifestations, treatment history, and clinical prognosis of a 31-year-old woman with HIP, and reviews cases of HIP from 1992 to 2021 published in the PubMed database.

resultsThe patient was diagnosed with HIP by transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) at 8 weeks after assisted reproductive technology. The interstitial gestational sac was inactivated by ultrasound-guided methotrexate injection. The intrauterine pregnancy was successfully delivered at 38 weeks of gestation. Twenty-five HIP cases in 24 studies published on PubMed from 1992 to 2021 were reviewed. Combined with our case, there were 26 cases in total. According to these studies, 84.6% (22/26) of these cases were conceived by in vitro fertilization embryo transfer, 57.7% (15/26) had tubal disorders, and 23.1% (6/26) had a history of ectopic pregnancy; 53.8% (14/26) of the patients presented with abdominal pain and 19.2% (5/26) had vaginal bleeding. All cases were confirmed by TVUS. In total, 76.9% (20/26) of intrauterine pregnancies had a good prognosis (surgery vs. ultrasound interventional therapy 1:1). All fetuses were born without abnormalities.

conclusionsThe diagnosis and treatment of HIP remain challenging. Diagnosis mainly relies on TVUS. Interventional ultrasound therapy and surgery are equally safe and effective. Early treatment of concomitant heterotopic pregnancy is associated with high survival of the intrauterine pregnancy.

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heterotopic interstitial pregnancyinterventional ultrasoundin vitro fertilization embryo transfer

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