Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Homayoun Sadeghi; Thomas Rutherford; Beth W Rackow; Katherine H Campbell; Christina M Duzyj; Marsha K Guess; Pinar H Kodaman; Errol R Norwitz

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1224874

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 2010; 27(2): 111-120
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1224874

Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Homayoun Sadeghi¹ , Thomas Rutherford¹ , Beth W. Rackow¹ , Katherine H. Campbell¹ , Christina M. Duzyj¹ , Marsha K. Guess¹ , Pinar H. Kodaman¹ , Errol R. Norwitz¹

¹Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy is becoming increasingly common at tertiary care hospitals around the world. It is a condition in which the embryo implants within the myometrium at the site of a previous cesarean hysterotomy, and it can occur in women with only one prior cesarean delivery. We present four cases of cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy diagnosed within a 6-month period between 2007 and 2008. Their initial presentations and management are discussed, followed by a review of the published literature summarizing both diagnostic and management recommendations.

KEYWORDS

Ectopic pregnancy - cesarean scar ectopic

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Homayoun SadeghiM.D.

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06519

Email: homayoun99@post.harvard.edu