Clinical Study

Successful Treatment of Caesarean Scar Pregnancies by Local Treatment Only

Table 1

Clinical data of patients with caesarean scar pregnancy.

CaseAge (years)Number of previous caesarean sectionsGestational age at diagnosis (weeks)Gestational age at start of treatment (weeks)β-hCG level at diagnosis (mIU/ml)Maximum β-hCG level (mIU/ml)Fetal heart beat (yes/no)Number of times of local MTX administrationGestational sac aspiration (yes/no)Concurrent local injectionTime after treatment for β-hCG levels to decrease to <5 mIU/ml (days)Time after treatment for menstruation to return (days)Pregnancy after treatment (yes/no)

13936 + 67 + 16741991087Yes5YesSaline injection into the location of the fetal heart beat98180No
23517 + 27 + 41694619693Yes1YesKCl of 1 Meq into gestational sac3648Yes
34137 + 47 + 61213712137Yes1YesKCl of 1 Meq into gestational sac5143No
42816 + 06 + 154275427Yes1YesKCl of 1.5 Meq into gestational sac7670No
54116 + 47 + 021192485No3YesNone24UnclearNo
64217 + 68 + 111961196No1NoNone2764No