Cervical pregnancy: three case reports and a review of the literature |
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| Authors: | de Meerssche, M.Van Verdonk, P. Jacquemyn, Y. Serreyn, R. Gerris, J. |
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| Affiliation: | 1Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Fertility, Middelheim Hospital Lindendreef 1, 2020 Antwerp 2Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Fertility, University of Ghent De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Three cases of cervical pregnancy are described: the incidence,the diagnostic approach and different therapeutic managementsused for this rare type of ectopic pregnancy are discussed.The last case shows that hysterectomy can be avoided by earlydiagnosis and by an adequate tamponing technique to controlhaemorrhage. For this purpose, a three-way Dufour catheter wassuccessfully used to rinse the uterus with heated saline, allowingevacuation of intrauterine blood after curettage and to tamponthe cervix. |
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| Keywords: | cervical pregnancy/Dufour catheter/extrauterine pregnancy/hysterectomy/methotrexate |
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