Selective uterine artery embolization for management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy

Korean J Radiol. 2007 Mar-Apr;8(2):176-9. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.2.176.

Abstract

Interstitial ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition of pregnancy and may be very dangerous if not identified and treated urgently. We report a case of successful treatment of an interstitial pregnancy using selective uterine artery embolization. A 27-year-old woman with interstitial pregnancy was treated by uterine artery embolization after failure of systemic methotrexate treatment. Her serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) was undetectable one month after the therapeutic embolization and transvaginal sonography 31 days after embolization showed normal endometrium and cornu. The patient achieved a normal pregnancy eight months after embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / therapy*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uterus / blood supply*