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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

"In Situ" Methotrexate Injection Followed by Hysteroscopic Resection for Caesarean Scar Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience.

Anthony El Sabbagh, Ihsan Sayour, Zaki Sleiman, Gabriele Centini, Lucia Lazzeri, Matteo Giorgi, Errico Zupi, Nassir Habib

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anthony El SabbaghDepartment of Surgery, Haykel Hospital, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.
Ihsan SayourDepartment of Surgery, Haykel Hospital, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.
Zaki SleimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Beirut 1100, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-9663-9217
Gabriele CentiniDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6113-7401
Lucia LazzeriDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9513-1980
Matteo GiorgiDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7515-5782
Errico ZupiDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Nassir HabibDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Francois Quesnay Hospital, 78201 Mantes-La-Jolie, France.
University of Siena · ITUniversity Medical Center Rizk Hospital · LB

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Abstract

backgroundWe evaluated the efficacy of local methotrexate (MTX) treatment followed by hysteroscopic resection for caesarean scar pregnancy and its impact on future fertility.

methodsMonocentric, prospective, observational study performed in the Haykel Hospital between June 2016 and December 2020. Twenty-one women with caesarean scar pregnancy underwent a transcutaneous ultrasound-guided direct injection of MTX into the gestational sac in an outpatient setting. Hysteroscopic resection of residual trophoblastic retention was then performed according to perisaccular blood flow. MAIN

resultsTwo patients had complete spontaneous trophoblast expulsion after MTX injection, and hysteroscopy was performed in 19 patients for residual trophoblastic retention 1 to 12 weeks after MTX injection. Successful preservation of a healthy uterus with the combined procedure was obtained in 94.8% of patients. Hemostatic hysterectomy was required in one patient. Mean hospitalization duration was 1.5 days. Three patients had spontaneous pregnancy after the procedure.

conclusionDirect MTX injection into the gestational sac for caesarean scar pregnancy followed by hysteroscopic resection was an effective technique with a short hospitalization, fertility preservation and a low major complication rate compared with other modalities of treatment reported in the literature. Further larger prospective comparative studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of this procedure.

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caesarean scar pregnancyconservative managementectopic pregnancyhysteroscopymethotrexate

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