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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Use of Methotrexate and Mifepristone for Treatment of Interstitial Pregnancies: An Overview of Effectiveness and Complications.

Davide Dealberti, Simona Franzò, David Bosoni, Carla Pisani, Victor Morales, Ivan Gallesio, Matteo Bruno, Giuseppe Ricci, Stefania Carlucci, Guglielmo Stabile

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Review 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 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Endometrial Changes Associated with Mifepristone: A Review.International journal of general medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Davide DealbertiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo Hospital", 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Simona FranzòDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy.
David BosoniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo Hospital", 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3210-6008
Carla PisaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo Hospital", 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Victor MoralesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo Hospital", 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Ivan GallesioDepartment of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliera, "SS Antonio e Biagio e C. Arrigo Hospital", 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Matteo BrunoDepartment of Woman, Child, and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4372-4220
Giuseppe RicciDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8031-1102
Stefania CarlucciInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", 34100 Trieste, Italy.
Guglielmo StabileInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", 34100 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9266-3896
Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo · ITIRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · ITUniversity of Trieste · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

Ministero della Salute 08/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interstitial pregnancy is an unusual and potentially life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy, accounting for approximately 1-6% of all ectopic pregnancies, with a maternal mortality rate of 2-2.5%. Implantation happens in the proximal portion of the fallopian tube as it passes through the myometrium. The resolution of interstitial pregnancy after medical treatment should be assessed by a decline in serum β-hCG, which occurs in about 85-90% of cases. Nonetheless, its effectiveness and consequences have been presented through case reports and case series. However, few cases of interstitial pregnancies treated totally medically with the use of methotrexate and mifepristone have been presented in the literature. Complications of this medical treatments have also never been reviewed before. In the present manuscript, we present a case of interstitial pregnancy treated with methotrexate and mifepristone. The patient after treatment developed a uterine arteriovenous malformation, treated with uterine artery embolization. Furthermore, we performed a systematic review of the literature using Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. A total of 186 papers were found, and 7 papers which included 10 cases were assessed for eligibility. The systemic medical treatment with the use of methotrexate and mifepristone was effective in 7 of the 10 cases. Two cases of hemoperitoneum following combined methotrexate and mifepristone treatment were reported. The applicability of this medical conservative treatment should be tailored to the patient, taking into account their obstetric history, gestational age at diagnosis and desire for future pregnancies. Complete resolution after this treatment was achieved in most of the cases reported without major complications. The appearance of uterine arteriovenous malformation can be managed conservatively, and we propose uterine artery embolization as an effective treatment of this rare complication.

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complicationsectopic pregnancyinterstitial pregnancymedical treatmentmethotrexatemifepristone

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PMID38068448
PMCPMC10707527
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