Uterine Artery Embolization Combined with Local Methotrexate and Systemic Methotrexate for Treatment of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy with Different Ultrasonographic Pattern

• Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 286 - 291
• Main Authors: Lian, Fan, Wang, Yu, Chen, Wei, Li, Jiaping, Zhan, Zhongping, Ye, Yujin, Zhu, Yunxiao, Huang, Jia, Xu, Hanshi, Yang, Xiuyan, Liang, Liuqin, Yang, Jianyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.04.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; ANTIMETABOLITES; ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; Cardiology; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; Cesarean Section - adverse effects; Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human - blood; Cicatrix - complications; Cicatrix - diagnostic imaging; Clinical Investigation; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DRUGS; Female; Humans; Imaging; Injections, Intravenous; MEDICINE; Medicine & Public Health; METHOTREXATE; Methotrexate - administration & dosage; Nuclear Medicine; ORGANS; PATIENTS; PREGNANCY; Pregnancy, Ectopic - blood; Pregnancy, Ectopic - diagnostic imaging; Pregnancy, Ectopic - drug therapy; Pregnancy, Ectopic - etiology; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Retrospective Studies; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES; THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; Ultrasound; Uterine Artery Embolization - methods; Uterus - diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonographic pattern; Uterine artery embolization; Methotrexate; Cesarean scar pregnancy

Purpose This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of systemic methotrexate (MTX) with uterine artery embolization (UAE) combined with local MTX for the treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) with different ultrasonographic pattern, and to indicate the preferable therapy in CSP patient...