Abstract
The efficacy of treating cesarean scar pregnancies and cervical pregnancies with the Cook® cervical ripening balloon catheter, in a multicenter office-based setting is reported. Thirty-eight women were treated. Insertion of the catheter was performed under real-time ultrasound guidance. Patients received adjuvant systemic methotrexate, prophylactic oral antibiotics, and oral pain medication. Serum human chorionic gonadotropin and ultrasound scans were followed serially until resolution. Thirty-seven patients were successfully treated, requiring no further procedures. We found that the Cook cervical ripening balloon technique is a simple, effective, outpatient, minimally invasive treatment with few complications noted in this expanded series.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 785-793 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- cervical pregnancy
- cesarean scar pregnancy
- double balloon
- minimally invasive
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging