Conservative Management of Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancy—A Retrospective Study

An ectopic pregnancy (EP) is defined as any pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity. The most common site of ectopic pregnancy is the fallopian tube. The goal of this retrospective study is to address medical and conservative surgical management of unruptured fallopian tube EP as an effective manner to preserve tubes to prevent secondary infertility. This study was conducted between January 1, 2010, and April 30, 2024, in Ponni Hospital, Madurai. It included 319 women, out of 6248 pregnant women diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy by using an Inexecreen kit, trans-abdominal scan, trans-vaginal scan, and doubling of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) in 48 hours and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Medical and conservative surgical management were given to those patients effectively. Out of 319 patients, 62 patients (19.4%) had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and underwent surgical treatment;257 patients (80.6%) had an unruptured ectopic pregnancy. The conservative medical management was provided to 257 patients. Out of 257 patients, 235 patients were treated by injecting methotrexate and folic acid rescue when the criteria were met. 14 patients had salpingostomy and injection methotrexate (Inj. Methotrexate) and inj. Prostaglandin F2 alpha was administered into the tubal wall to preserve tubes. 8 patients had a live ectopic pregnancy;for those patients, Inj. Methotrexate was injected into the gestational sac through ultrasound guidance. 225 out of 257 patients reached out to us to seek fertility treatment;the remaining 32 patients were not seeking fertility. All fertility-seeking patients had successful pregnancies. We lost follow-up of 12 patients in this study. Out of 213 patients who came for fertility treatment, a 76.1% success rate was achieved with live birth, the recurrent ectopic pregnancy rate was 13.6%, the miscarriage and stillbirth rates were 10.3%. 32 patients, who were not seeking fertility, had quality life without surgical scars for ectopic pregnancy and cost-effective treatment. 25 patients out of 32 had laparoscopic sterilization later, and 7 patients followed temporary contraception as per our advice. This clinical data was retrieved from medical records.

Incidental Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma Detected by a Surgery for Ectopic Pregnancy

Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma is a putative precursor of high-grade serous carcinoma, which is the most common histological type of ovarian or pelvic peritoneal cancer. Serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma is commonly found in patients with breast cancer susceptibility gene mutations who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Incidental serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma found by a non-prophylactic surgery is rare. A 33-year-old woman referred to our hospital for a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. She underwent a laparoscopic right salpingectomy. Pathologically, ectopic pregnancy in the ampulla of the right fallopian tube was confirmed and serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma was observed in the fallopian tube. Subsequently, she underwent a laparoscopic hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, and left salpingectomy as additional treatment. She has experienced no recurrence thus far for 37 months since the surgery.

Management of Ectopic Pregnancy in a Broad Ligament and Recurrent Tubal Pregnancy: A Case Report

Broad ligament pregnancy is a rare event and always delays in diagnosis. A pregnant woman in early twenties presented for our center. Routine ultra-sonography revealed a first trimester abdominal pregnancy. Broad ligament pregnancy was diagnosed intraoperation and treated with laparoscopic resection successfully. The patient has a history of right tubal pregnancy 2 years ago and terminated with Laparoscopic Salpingostomy. According to the long term followed-up for the patient, we found that she had recurrent right tubal pregnancy 5 months after the broad ligment ectopic pregnancy. She received the salpingectomy laparoscopically. We presented the case to discuss the clinical management of broad ligament ectopic pregnancy and options of surgical treatments of tubal pregnancy to reduce the risk of recurrent.

Methotrexate Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy: Prognosis at Senlis Hospital

Introduction: Ectopic pregnancy is dreadful and can lead to the death of the patient if it is ignored. Diagnosed early, it offers the possibility of medical treatment with methotrexate. Objective: To describe the prognosis of ectopic pregnancies treated methotrexate. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study of the management of ectopic pregnancy by Methotrexate at Senlis hospital from June 2020 to May 2021 were included in the study, patients with a Fernandez score of less than 13, and having received Methotrexate as first-line treatment. Data were collected using gynecological emergency admission registers, and telephone interviews. Results: 35 cases were identified. The average age of the patients was 32 years old. Forty-nine percent were smokers. The mean gestational age was 5 weeks + 2 days. The diagnosis was made in all of our patients with the combination of the kinetics of ß-hcg and vaginal ultrasound. The size of adnexal mass was less than 4 cm with an average size of 20 mm. The average value of ß-hcg was 1405 IU/L. All patients had received a single dose of methotrexate 1 mg/kg intramuscularly. A second dose was administered to 17.1% of patients for stagnation or re-ascension of the ß-hcg level. The success rate was 91.4%. Thirty percent were obtained spontaneous intra uterine pregnancy, the first year following methotrexate treatment. Conclusion: The success rate of medical treatment for ectopic pregnancy is high in terms of meeting the eligibility criteria for treatment. The subsequent prognosis of fertility is generally preserved.

Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy Treated with Multi-Dose Methotrexate Protocol

Interstitial ectopic pregnancies are very rare, however, they are extremely dangerous. Treatment consists of either surgical or medical management. This patient presented with no prior pregnancies, an inappropriately rising b-hCG, and eventually had ultrasound findings consistent with interstitial ectopic pregnancy. She was seen through the Emergency Department and had no insurance. She strongly desired to avoid surgery, and was successfully given a multi-dose regimen of methotrexate. Contraindication to methotrexate management includes an inability to follow-up, so a close therapeutic alliance was maintained to enable safe resolution of this case. She has since successfully carried an uncomplicated intrauterine pregnancy to term.

Intratubal Methotrexate Injection Combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine for Tubal Pregnancy and Following Pregnancy Prognosis

Objective: To compare the effects of treatment of tubal pregnancy (TP)and its following second pregnancy by intratubal methotrexate injection(IMI) alone and combination of IMI with Chinese herbal medicine. Methods: Thirty-five patients suffering from unruptured TP were divided into two groups at random, to the 19 patients in the treated group, the treatment of combined IMI with Ectopic Pregnancy decoction No. 2 (EP2, a traditional Chinese medical decoction) was applied, and to the other 16 patients in the control group, IMI alone was applied for control. Serum concentrations of human chorionic gonadotro-pinβ(β-HCG), size of the gestational sac, existent time of fetal cardiac beat and peritoneal fluid were measured before and after treatment. And hysterosalpingography were performed 6 months after ending the treatment to verify the presence of tubal obstruction and the condition of relapse.Results: The treatment of all the 35 women was successful. The recovery duration of serumβ-HCG, disappearance duration of TP sac and existent time of peritoneal fluid in the treated group were 20.0±7. 8 days, 1.2±0. 7 months and 10. 7±2. 9 days respectively, which were significantly different from those in the control group (24. 4 ±8.1 days, 3.6±1.7 months and 19.1±3. 2 days respectively(P<0. 05, P<0.01 and P<0. 05 respectively), but the existent time of fetal cardiac beat in the two groups (8.8±1. 9 days vs 9.0±1. 3 days) was not significantly different (P>0.05). The post-treatment oviduct obstructive rate in the two groups was 10.5% and 43.8% respectively, that in the treatment group was less significant (P<0.05). The relapse rate of EP in the treatment group was insignificantly different from that in the control group (5.3% vs 18.8%, P>0.05). Conclusion: The two therapies (IMI alone and IMI combined with EP2) could obtain e-qual efficacy in curing TP. Compared with IMI alone, the combined therapy appears to have the effects of accelerating the resorption of gestational sac and peritoneal fluid, improving the patency of fallopian tube and ameliorating the circumstance of pregnancy, which is favorable to improvement of the re-pregnancy rate and reduction of the re-occurrence of ectopic pregnancy as well as to the enhancement of the effect of IMI in killing trophocytes. But there is not enough proof to show the potency of EP2 in killing embryo.

Conservative treatment of unruptured Ectopic pregnancy in Jamaica

Medical treatment with methotrexate is now successfully replacing conservative surgical treatment in selected patients. We reviewed patients treated with methotrexate, compared to salpingectomy and salpingostomy between 1990 to 1995 and 2000 to 2003. For 1990-1995 there were 21 conservative surgical treatments (5.3% ectopic pregnancies). The ratio of ectopic to normal deliveries was 1:24. Medical treatment was done for 19 pregnancies (3.4% of ectopic pregnancies) for 2000 to 2003. During the period there was an ectopic rate of 1:16.8 births. Patients treated medically were similar to those treated surgically except that none reportedly having rebound tenderness and only 1/18 having an ultrasound scan showing a foetal heart and none with a gestational sac >4cm. In the medically treated group the success rate was 68% while in the surgically treated groups success was 100%. There was no significant difference in the parameters in the conservative surgical and medically treated

Avoiding misdiagnosing an early intrauterine pregnancy as an ectopic pregnancy

In women at risk for an ectopic pregnancy, every effort should be made to exclude the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy before embarking on an irreversible treatment for ectopic pregnancy. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, unless directly visualized with transvaginal ultrasound, is made with the exclusion of an intrauterine pregnancy. Measurement of human chorionic gonadotrophin and progesterone levels, and transvaginal ultrasound are the tools used to evaluate early pregnancy. In women at risk for an ectopic pregnancy, every effort should be made to exclude the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy before embarking on an irreversible treatment course. Methotrexate is an antimetabolite that inhibits DNA synthesis and repair and cell replication. It is administered to ostensible destroy a pregnancy, especially ectopic pregnancies. When administered to an intrauterine pregnancy, embryonic death and missed abortion is the most common result, but early embryos that survive this exposure are likely to have multiple anomalies. The mistaken administration of methotrexate to an intrauterine pregnancy is made because of misinterpretation of the discriminatory zone of human chorionic gonadotropin(h CG), misinterpretation of early h CG serum levels, misinterpretation of early transvaginal ultrasound images, and failure to clinically correlate h CG levels and ultrasound findings.

Viable Second Trimester Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy Managed Successfully with Uterine Preservation: Case Report

Cervical pregnancy is a rare clinical entity that accounts for less than 1% of all ectopic pregnancies. It results from implantation of the blastocyst in the cervical canal below the level of the internal os. Although non-tubal ectopic pregnancies account for only 5% of ectopics, they contribute to a significant morbidity. The cornerstone in the management of cervical ectopic is early diagnosis by high index of suspension and a qualified sonographer. Management options for cervical ectopic pregnancies range from conservative drug treatment to radical hysterectomy. Over the last few years, the mortality and morbidity rates of ectopic pregnancies have been reduced. This is mainly due to the early recognition of the condition and the wide availability of minimally invasive surgical procedures. We present a case of a 33-year-old woman that was 16 weeks pregnant. She presented initially with recurrent vaginal bleeding followed by minimal lower abdominal pain. Her early US scans were misleading. Several weeks later, a follow up MRI scan suggested cervical ectopic. She was managed surgically with uterine preservation.

Negative Pregnancy Test—Can It Confidently Rule out an Ectopic?

We have presented an unusual case of ectopic pregnancy with the negative urinary pregnancy test and a very low level of serum beta-hCG (11 IU/L). Ultrasound scan revealed right adnexal mass. Medical management and laparoscopic salpingectomy allowed for a favourable outcome.

Management and Results of Ectopic Pregnancy Adapted by Clinical Guidelines: Two Years Experience of University Hospital in Turkey

Ectopic pregnancy is defined as the fertilized ovum implants in a location outside the endometrial cavity, remains to be an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide and is a health problem with incidence ranges between 0.25% and 2% of all pregnancies. In our study, in Izmir Katip Celebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 2011 to 2013, 96 cases with diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy managed by the adapted RCOG’s Guide were analyzed retrospectively. The data were analyzed as follows: age, the history of operation, smoking, the presence of intrauterine device, blood groups, hemoglobin, platelets, values of B-hCG, the diagnostic interval, intra-abdominal free fluid and/or acute abdomen, the method of treatment and the success of treatment.

The Expression and Change of the β_3 Integrin Subunit and Fibronectin in Normal Human Oviductal Tissue and Tubal Ectopic Pregnant Tissue

Objective To investigate the expression and change of the β3 integrin subunit and fibronectin in normal human oviductal tissue during various phases of the menstrual cycle and tubal ectopic pregnant tissueMethods Samples of normal ( n=29 ) and pregnant fallopian tube ( n=22 ) tissues were obtained from women who had normal cycle and history of normal pregnancy. Normal oviductal tissue samples were divided into 4 groups based on their menstrual cycle. Both expression and distribution of the β3 subunit and fibronectin were determined with the immunohistochemical method and the image analysis.Results The β3 subunit was expressed in the cytoplasm of ciliated cells. The expression level of the β3 subunit was higher after ovulation than that before ovulation in isthmus epithelium (P<0.001), and declined significantly after ovulation in ampullae epithelium (P<0.001). In umbrella epithelium within 4 days after ovulation, the expression level of the β3 subunit was observed at rather higher level among other phases (P <0.001). The ciliated and secretory cells of the epithelium except for where the pregnancy occurred in tubal pregnancy expressed the β3 subunit, and no significant relationship was found between the normal tubal tissue of the secretory phase and tubal ectopic pregnant tissue (P>0.05). Fibronectin was expressed in the basement membrane of human oviductal epithelium and matrix. The expression level of fibronectin was higher in the hyperplastic phase than that in the secretory one (P<0.001). And it was lower in normal tubal tissue of the secretory phase than that in tubal ectopic pregnant tissue (P<0.001).Conclusion Theβ3 integrin subunit was expressed in the ciliated cells of human oviductal epithelium, and fibronectin was expressed in the basement membrane of human oviductal epithelium and matrix. Their expression and change in oviductal tissue is based on different phases of menstrual cycle. The β3 subunit could not related to the occurrence of tubal ectopic pregnancy. Fibronectin could be the potential molecular basis for the tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Contralateral Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy after Ovulation of Another Side Ovary in Spontaneous Cycles:A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pregnancies in the same side tube after the same side ovary ovulation are more common. We report an unusual case of contralateral tubal ectopic pregnancy after ovulation of another side ovary in spontaneous cycles. A 32-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic left fallopian tube conservative surgery because of left tubal pregnancy two years ago. She returned to our hospital with a positive pregnancy test and lower abdominal pain 28 d after the dominant follicle discharged in the right side ovary detected by transvaginal ultrasound in spontaneous cycles. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed no intrauterine gestational sac but a left adnexal mass measuring 2.6 cm X2.5 cm. Videolaparoscopy was performed, and the diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy in the let fallopian tube was confirmed by pathologic report. Tubal damage is the most important risk factor for tubal ectopic pregnancy. Embryos can be reversely migrated toward fallopian tubes, due to retrograde action of endometrial waves and uterine contractions, that is another necessary reason which contributes to such tubal pregnancy. Total salpingectomy or tubal sterilization is necessary for avoiding repeated tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Mifepristone in treating ectopic pregnancy

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Single-Dose Methotrexate Combined with Chinese Medicinal Herbs Treated Unruptured and Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect of single-dose methotrexate (MTX) with Chinesemedicinal herbs in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy(EP). Methods: Eighty-five patients with unruptured andruptured EP were prospectively treated with an intramuscular injection of MTX (50 mg/m') without citrovorumfactor rescue to destroy embryo and villi, meanwhile, EP 1 decoction was given orally, in the case of rupturedEP with active internal hemorrhage resulted from EP mass rupture, or EP 2 decoction was given orally, In thecase of unruptured EP and ruptured EP without active internal hemorrhage resulted from EP mass rhexis andblood in the peritoneal cavity has already formed hematomas. The serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)3-subunit were monitored regularly until they were undetectable. Serial B-ultrasound examinations were followedup by observing the gestational sac, fetal cardiac activity, EP mass absorption, etc. Of those who has the desireof being pregnant, after all EP mass disappeared, hysterosalpingogram may be performed. Results: The total of81 cases (95. 3 % ) were successfully treated without surgical operation, 4 cases (4. 7 % ) required surgical management of EP. The mean serum hCG 5-subunit clearance time was 18. 7 i 7. 2 days. Total disappearance of EPmass assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography, was 1. 2 1 0. 7 months. Hysterosalpingograms done on 20 patients of attempting pregnancy subsequently demonstrated tubal patency in 90. 0 % .(18 cases) on the affectedside. To date, 15 intrauterine pregnancies have occurred in this group, none of the patients were recurrent EP.Conclusions: EP were treated with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, it may expand the EPindication treated with MTX alone, elevate cure rate and obtain ideal efficacy without surgical intervention.

A case of tubal hydatidiform mole

Tubal hydatidiform mole is an uncommon condition with about 40 confirmed cases in the accessible literature. The patient usually presents with symptoms and signs of a classical ectopic pregnancy, and it is only after histological examination and DNA ploidy analysis of the conceptus that a hydatidiform mole is diagnosed. We present an unusual case of primi gravida at 6 weeks gestation that was diagnosed as having ectopic pregnancy.

甲氨蝶呤治疗异位妊娠的真实世界数据分析

目的:通过对临床上甲氨蝶呤(MTX)治疗异位妊娠病例的研究,了解真实世界里MTX肌肉注射治疗异位妊娠的临床现状,以更好地指导临床规范合理治疗。方法:以2016年1月至2020年12月间南京医科大学附属妇产医院妇科电子病历为数据来源,对MTX肌肉注射治疗异位妊娠患者的临床资料进行分析。结果:临床上总药物治疗成功率为81.3%,大多数使用单剂量MTX肌肉注射治疗方案,实际使用剂量大多数低于标准剂量(50 mg·m^(-2)),并且实际使用剂量的差别对成功率没有影响。治疗后的随诊并不完全符合规范。治疗前血清β绒毛促性腺激素(β-hCG)值越高,MTX单次注射治疗的成功率越低(OR=0.638);停经天数(末次月经到注射MTX时间)越长,MTX单次注射治疗的成功率越高(OR=1.570)。成功组在注射后4~7 d血β-hCG值下降均显著高于失败组,但在第2、3天与失败组差异无统计学意义。结论:临床工作中异位妊娠药物治疗的管理规范并未被严格执行,需要更多关注。注射前越低的血β-hCG值及越长的停经天数是单次MTX治疗成功的重要预测因素。注射后第2、3天复查血β-hCG值对是否需要后继治疗无良好的预测价值。

腹腔镜下输卵管开窗取胚术配合甲氨蝶呤对输卵管妊娠患者宫内妊娠率的影响

目的探讨腹腔镜下输卵管开窗取胚术配合甲氨蝶呤治疗输卵管妊娠的效果。方法120例输卵管妊娠患者分为两组,对照组给予甲氨蝶呤治疗,实验组给予腹腔镜下输卵管开窗取胚术配合甲氨蝶呤治疗,比较两组的治疗效果。结果治疗后,实验组的总有效率高于对照组,月经恢复时间、包块消失时间、腹痛消失时间及住院时间均短于对照组,宫内妊娠率高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论腹腔镜下输卵管开窗取胚术配合甲氨蝶呤治疗输卵管妊娠患者可以提高宫内妊娠率,安全性高。

输卵管异位妊娠史及其治疗方式对IVF/ICSI助孕结局的影响

目的探讨输卵管异位妊娠(TEP)史及其治疗方式对体外受精/卵胞浆内单精子注射(IVF/ICSI)助孕结局的影响。方法选取2019年1月至2021年12月在南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院生殖医学科首次行IVF/ICSI新鲜周期移植的患者资料,根据有无TEP史分为TEP组和对照组,TEP组再按照输卵管保留与否分为3个亚组:亚组1(双侧输卵管均切除,n=137)、亚组2(单侧输卵管切除,n=410)和亚组3(双侧输卵管均保留,n=100)。分别比较TEP组和对照组,以及TEP不同治疗亚组的一般情况和妊娠结局,包括活产率、临床妊娠率、自然流产率、异位妊娠率等。结果本研究共纳入1294个周期,其中TEP组647个周期,对照组647个周期,两组的不孕年限有显著差异(P<0.05),其余基础资料均无显著差异(P>0.05)。TEP组移植囊胚的周期占比显著高于对照组(P<0.05),但两组的临床妊娠率、活产率、异位妊娠率、自然流产率均无显著差异(P>0.05)。TEP各亚组之间的窦卵泡数(AFC)、基础FSH水平、雌激素水平和异位妊娠率均无显著差异(P>0.05),亚组1的不孕年限最短(P<0.05)、临床妊娠率和活产率最高。结论TEP史对首次行IVF/ICSI助孕患者的妊娠率和活产率没有影响,也不增加再次异位妊娠的风险;接受了双侧输卵管切除术的TEP患者行IVF/ICSI,可以获得更好的妊娠结局。

化瘀杀胚汤联合甲氨蝶呤治疗异位妊娠的疗效及对TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平和microRNA-30d-5p表达量的影响

【目的】探讨化瘀杀胚汤(由丹参、赤芍、桃仁、蜈蚣、紫草、天花粉、三七等中药组成)联合甲氨蝶呤治疗异位妊娠疗效及对患者TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平和microRNA-30d-5p表达量的影响。【方法】将104例异位妊娠患者随机分为观察组和对照组,每组各52例。对照组给予甲氨蝶呤联合米非司酮治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上加用化瘀杀胚汤治疗,连续用药3 d并随访观察1个月。比较2组患者保守治疗成功率、血β人绒毛膜促性腺激素(β-HCG)水平恢复正常时间以及异位妊娠包块吸收时间、治疗后输卵管完全通畅率与不通畅率,观察2组保守治疗成功患者治疗前后血清TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平和microRNA-30d-5p相对表达量的变化情况。【结果】(1)观察组的保守治疗成功率为94.23%(49/52),明显高于对照组的71.15%(37/52),差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。(2)与对照组比较,观察组的血β-HCG恢复正常时间及包块吸收时间均明显缩短,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。(3)观察组治疗后的输卵管完全通畅率为55.77%(29/52),明显高于对照组的21.15%(11/52);不通畅率为19.23%(10/52),明显低于对照组的59.62%(31/52),差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05或P<0.01)。(4)与治疗前比较,2组保守治疗成功患者治疗结束1个月后的TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平和microRNA-30d-5p相对表达量均明显降低(P<0.05或P<0.01);与对照组比较,观察组治疗结束1个月后的TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平和microRNA-30d-5p相对表达量均明显降低,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.01)。(5)2组患者的不良反应均以胃肠道不适为主,观察组的不良反应发生率为25.00%(13/52),明显低于对照组的46.15%(24/52),组间比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。【结论】化瘀杀胚汤联合甲氨蝶呤治疗异位妊娠,可有效提高药物保守治疗的成功率,有助于包块的吸收以及输卵管通畅,能有效降低患者的TGF-β/Smad2/3蛋白水平及microRNA-30d-5p的相对表达量,且药物安全性较高。