TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful management of three cases of interstitial pregnancies with local instillation of potassium chloride
T2 - Avoiding a potential cornuostomy
AU - Shetty, Vineetha
AU - Shivananda, Roopa Padavagodu
AU - Vasudeva, Akhila
AU - Shetty, Jyothi
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PY - 2021/3/23
Y1 - 2021/3/23
N2 - Here, we present three cases of women with interstitial pregnancy who were managed with local instillation of potassium chloride. These women were in their 20s-30s and presented in stable condition. Of them, two had a history of previous ectopic pregnancy. Interstitial pregnancy was diagnosed by transvaginal sonography which showed an empty uterine cavity with a gestational sac 1 cm away from the lateral edge of the uterine cavity, with <5 mm myometrium surrounding it in all planes. Two of the three cases failed to respond to methotrexate injection. Due to the presence of high-end ultrasound machine and technical expertise, local instillation of potassium chloride was offered as an alternative to surgical treatment, which is definitive, and all three patients had a successful outcome. One patient returned with pain in the abdomen, which required inpatient monitoring and was later diagnosed with urinary tract infection and was given appropriate antibiotics.
AB - Here, we present three cases of women with interstitial pregnancy who were managed with local instillation of potassium chloride. These women were in their 20s-30s and presented in stable condition. Of them, two had a history of previous ectopic pregnancy. Interstitial pregnancy was diagnosed by transvaginal sonography which showed an empty uterine cavity with a gestational sac 1 cm away from the lateral edge of the uterine cavity, with <5 mm myometrium surrounding it in all planes. Two of the three cases failed to respond to methotrexate injection. Due to the presence of high-end ultrasound machine and technical expertise, local instillation of potassium chloride was offered as an alternative to surgical treatment, which is definitive, and all three patients had a successful outcome. One patient returned with pain in the abdomen, which required inpatient monitoring and was later diagnosed with urinary tract infection and was given appropriate antibiotics.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2020-239918
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2020-239918
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103339553
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 14
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
IS - 3
M1 - e239918
ER -