Combined use of uterine artery embolization and local methotrexate injection in interstitial ectopic pregnancies with poor prognosis. 2010

Gemma Tamarit, and Elena Lonjedo, and Miguel González, and Sílvia Tamarit, and Santiago Domingo, and Antonio Pellicer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Avenida Gaspar Aguilar 90, 46017 Valencia, Spain. pellicer_ant@gva.es

OBJECTIVE To report three cases of interstitial pregnancies treated successfully by combining uterine artery embolization (UAE) and ultrasound-guided local administration of methotrexate (MTX); and to assess the effect of UAE on ovarian reserve by prospectively measuring serum antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels. METHODS Case report. METHODS Departments of obstetrics and gynecology and radiology of a university hospital. METHODS Three patients with interstitial pregnancy. Treatment with multiple IM injections of MTX had failed in cases 1 and 3. Case 2 presented high initial serum beta-hCG levels (93,563 mIU/mL), suggesting the presence of a substantial amount of trophoblastic tissue. METHODS All three patients underwent UAE and an ultrasound-guided local injection of MTX under spinal anesthesia. METHODS Evolution of serum beta-HCG and AMH levels. Resolution of pregnancies. RESULTS All three cases presented an appropriate decrease in serum beta-HCG levels, though this reduction was slower in case 2 because of the initial value. Resolution of pregnancy was achieved without complications in all three cases. Levels of AMH were not affected in any of the patients. CONCLUSIONS Interstitial pregnancies with a poor prognosis can be treated successfully with a combination of UAE and local MTX. This approach seems to be safe and maintains the ovarian reserve.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008727 Methotrexate An antineoplastic antimetabolite with immunosuppressant properties. It is an inhibitor of TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE and prevents the formation of tetrahydrofolate, necessary for synthesis of thymidylate, an essential component of DNA. Amethopterin,Methotrexate Hydrate,Methotrexate Sodium,Methotrexate, (D)-Isomer,Methotrexate, (DL)-Isomer,Methotrexate, Dicesium Salt,Methotrexate, Disodium Salt,Methotrexate, Sodium Salt,Mexate,Dicesium Salt Methotrexate,Hydrate, Methotrexate,Sodium, Methotrexate
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011271 Pregnancy, Ectopic A potentially life-threatening condition in which EMBRYO IMPLANTATION occurs outside the cavity of the UTERUS. Most ectopic pregnancies (>96%) occur in the FALLOPIAN TUBES, known as TUBAL PREGNANCY. They can be in other locations, such as UTERINE CERVIX; OVARY; and abdominal cavity (PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL). Ectopic Pregnancy,Pregnancy, Extrauterine,Ectopic Pregnancies,Extrauterine Pregnancies,Extrauterine Pregnancy,Pregnancies, Ectopic,Pregnancies, Extrauterine
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003131 Combined Modality Therapy The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used. Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D055357 Uterine Artery Embolization The use of embolizing agents to block the arterial blood supply to parts or all of the UTERUS. The procedures are done to control bleeding or to cause destruction of uterine tissues. Artery Embolization, Uterine,Artery Embolizations, Uterine,Embolization, Uterine Artery,Embolizations, Uterine Artery,Uterine Artery Embolizations

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