Successful treatment of a viable cervical pregnancy with methotrexate

Z Palti; B Rosenn; R Goshen; A Ben-Chitrit; S Yagel

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90653-4

Successful treatment of a viable cervical pregnancy with methotrexate

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Nov;161(5):1147-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90653-4.

Authors

Z Palti¹, B Rosenn, R Goshen, A Ben-Chitrit, S Yagel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

PMID: 2686443
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90653-4

Abstract

Cervical pregnancies usually result in early spontaneous abortion, and most forms of conservative treatment are not recommended beyond 8 weeks' gestation. We present a case of a 9-week viable cervical pregnancy that is successfully managed with methotrexate.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cervix Uteri*
Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood
Curettage
Female
Humans
Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic / blood
Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis
Pregnancy, Ectopic / drug therapy*
Ultrasonography

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin
Methotrexate