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Ectopic pregnancy with implanted gestational sac in the cesarean scar
1 Doctor, Postgraduate in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Ciências Médicas/FELUMA, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Radiologist of Rede Mater Dei de Saúde, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Medical Student at Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil
4 Coordinator of the Human Reproduction course at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil; President of Fundação Hospitalar São Francisco de Assis, Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Article ID: 101382Z01MM2023
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de Moraes MC, Diniz RLFC, Ramos LFM, Diniz EF, Taitson PF. Ectopic pregnancy with implanted gestational sac in the cesarean scar. Int J Case Rep Images 2023;14(1):52–56.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Implantation of a pregnancy in the cesarean scar is considered a rarest presentation of ectopic pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality. The use of imaging tests is capable of early diagnosing such cases and assisting in the management of pregnancy. The present article reports two cases of ectopic pregnancy in the cesarean scar, illustrating the main aspects in ultrasound tomography (UST) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. In addition, a bibliographic search was carried out in a database that presented data about this clinical condition.
Case Series: Case 1: A 44-year-old patient, without comorbidities, G2P1cA0, with a pregnancy of 9w4d, admitted with bleeding for 03 days. Ultrasound tomography showed a single gestational sac with an embryo of anomalous morphology, with no heartbeat and in isthmic topography, in an exophytic position, over the topography of a scar from a previous cesarean section. The initial diagnosis was placental accreta. After MRI of the pelvis, an ectopic pregnancy with a gestational sac implanted in the cesarean section scar (type II—exogenous), with signs of trophoblast/placental accreta. Case 2: A 30-year-old patient, without comorbidities, G2P1c, with a 7w3d pregnancy, with abdominal pain. Ultrasound tomography showed a single gestational sac with a gestational sac implanted in the cesarean section scar, transmural type I (endogenous), which was later confirmed by pelvic MRI.
Conclusion: It is necessary to highlight the importance of early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy with implantation in a cesarean scar, given the possibility of making an appropriate therapeutic decision depending on the clinical context, aiming to reduce the possible complications of the condition.
Keywords: Cesarean section scar, Ectopic pregnancy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Transvaginal ultrasound
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Mariana Couto de Moraes - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Renata Lopes Furletti Caldeira Diniz - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Laura Filgueiras Mourão Ramos - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Enzo Furletti Diniz - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Paulo Franco Taitson - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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