Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Treated by Artery Embolization Combined with Diode Laser: A Novel Approach for a Rare Disease.

Felice Sorrentino, Vincenzo De Feo, Guglielmo Stabile, Raffaele Tinelli, Maurizio Nicola D'Alterio, Giuseppe Ricci, Stefano Angioni, Luigi Nappi

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 2021 Apr 23

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Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy which represents a consequence of a previous cesarean section. It is associated with major maternal morbidity and mortality and has potential implications on future fertility. Because of possible serious complications, CSP should be swiftly diagnosed and treated. There is no management protocol for this rare, life-threatening condition, and each patient should be evaluated individually. Several types of conservative treatment have been used to treat cesarean scar pregnancy: dilation and curettage (D&C), excision of trophoblastic tissues, local or systemic administration of methotrexate, bilateral hypogastric artery ligation, and selective uterine artery embolization with curettage and/or methotrexate administration. In our study we present a cesarean scar pregnancy of a 40-year-old woman who was treated with angiographic uterine artery embolization (UAE) followed by hysteroscopic diode laser resection. Our combined UAE-hysteroscopic laser surgery appears to offer an effective, safe, and minimally invasive surgical treatment.

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Felice Sorrentino, Vincenzo De Feo, Guglielmo Stabile, Raffaele Tinelli, Maurizio Nicola D'Alterio, Giuseppe Ricci, Stefano Angioni, Luigi Nappi. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy Treated by Artery Embolization Combined with Diode Laser: A Novel Approach for a Rare Disease. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania). 2021 Apr 23;57(5)