Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
Major Scope
- Palliative Care
- Sports Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Renal Disease
- Allergy & Immunology
- Women’s Health Care
- Ophthalmology
- Internal Medicine
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020;5(1):1789.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1789
Expectant Management of Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case Report
Timothy Immonen and Charles P Mirable
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital, USA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Perinatal Center of Oklahoma, USA
*Correspondance to: Timothy Immonen
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Abstract:
Cesarean Scar Pregnancy (CSP) is a very rare form of ectopic pregnancy. It complicates approximately 1 in 2226 pregnancies. However, it is becoming increasingly more frequent with the increasing number of cesarean sections performed each year. The recommended approach to treatment is therapeutic termination of pregnancy at the time of recognition. Couples occasionally make the choice to continue with expectant management. There are as few as ten documented cases of CSP and were expectantly managed that resulted in the delivery of a viable neonate. In this article, we present a case of CSP managed expectantly ending in emergency cesarean delivery at 27 weeks gestation. Delivery was complicated by severe postpartum hemorrhage with the need for cesarean hysterectomy. This report suggests the ability to expectantly manage appropriate cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. However, it also raises several ethical questions. Whether or not we should manage these patients expectantly merely because we can.
Keywords:
Cesarean scar pregnancy; Ectopic pregnancy; Expectant management
Cite the Article:
Immonen T, Mirable CP. Expectant Management of Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020; 5: 1789..