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Management of cesarean scar pregnancy with suction curettage: a report of four cases and review of the literature

Authors: Yeşim Bayoglu Tekin, Ulku Mete Ural, Gulşah Balık, Isık Ustuner, Figen Kır Şahin, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 6/2014

Abstract

Purpose

To present the outcomes of four cases of cesarean scar pregnancy treated with suction curettage.

Methods

Four patients were ultrasonographically diagnosed with cesarean scar pregnancies treated with suction curettage in a tertiary care center.

Results

Serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels ranged between 1,681 and 15,573 mU/mL, gestational sac diameter measured from 10 to 24 mm and scar thickness was between 4.7 and 6.8 mm. All patients underwent suction curettage under general anesthesia with transabdominal ultrasonography guidance. No complications were observed during or after operation.

Conclusion

Suction curettage is a viable alternative for conservative treatment in selected cases of patients who are diagnosed with CSP early in gestation and who have a myometrial thickness of more than 4.5 mm.

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Title: Management of cesarean scar pregnancy with suction curettage: a report of four cases and review of the literature
Authors: Yeşim Bayoglu Tekin
Ulku Mete Ural
Gulşah Balık
Isık Ustuner
Figen Kır Şahin
Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3143-6

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