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http://dx.doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2012.39.4.187

What is the best treatment of heterotopic cervical pregnancies for a successful pregnancy outcome?  

Kim, Ji Won (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University)
Park, Han Moie (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University)
Lee, Woo Sik (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University)
Yoon, Tae Ki (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University)
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Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine / v.39, no.4, 2012 , pp. 187-192 More about this Journal
Abstract
Heterotopic pregnancy is rare event and the risk is increased with assisted reproductive technology procedures. Heterotopic cervical pregnancy is even more unusual. We report a rare case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy that was managed successfully. A 36-year-old women who conceived by IVF-ICSI was diagnosed with heterotopic cervical pregnancy. She visited the emergency room with vaginal bleeding at 5 weeks of gestation and underwent careful intracervical gestational sac reduction with forceps under abdominal guidance the next day. The postoperative course was uneventful and with regular check-ups, the intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) progressed unremarkably through 41 weeks with delivery of a healthy newborn. We reviewed a total of 37 cases of heterotopic pregnancy that have been reported in the English language literature. There have been many attempts to eliminate the cervical embryo while preserving the IUP, and complete cervical evacuation is important in order to avoid infection, bleeding, and premature birth.
Keywords
Cervical pregnancy; Heterotopic pregnancy; Selective fetal reduction;
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