Ectopic pregnancy in a Caesarean section scar: a case study

Implantation of a pregnancy in a scar after Caesarean section is one of the rarest locations of ectopic pregnancies. A diagnosis and/or treatment which is too late may lead to a uterine rupture, the necessity to remove the uterus and a significant increase in morbidity among mothers. The study prese...

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Published inStudia medyczne Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 177 - 179
Main Authors Piotr Niziurski, Rafał Rudziński, Olga Adamczyk-Gruszka, Jakub Gruszka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Termedia Publishing House 01.08.2013
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ectopic pregnancy
pregnancy in a Caesarean section scar
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Summary:Implantation of a pregnancy in a scar after Caesarean section is one of the rarest locations of ectopic pregnancies. A diagnosis and/or treatment which is too late may lead to a uterine rupture, the necessity to remove the uterus and a significant increase in morbidity among mothers. The study presents a diagnostically difficult case of a 29-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with pregnancy in its seventh week, located in a scar after a Caesarean section, with highly increased values of human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) concentration in blood serum. The pregnancy was removed and the wound was stitched during laparotomy, without a need to remove the uterus.
ISSN:1899-1874
2300-6722
DOI:10.5114/ms.2013.36889