Three consecutive recurrent ectopic pregnancies: a case report

Year 2013, Volume: 2 Issue: 4, 161 - 164, 26.03.2014

Çağlar Yıldız , Savaş Karakuş Özlem Akkar , Hidayet Yeniocak Meral Çetin

Abstract

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening pregnancy complication occurring in approximately 2% of all pregnancies. Combination of ultrasonographic findings, consecutive levels of human chorionic gonadotrophin, and also clinical suspicion are important for diagnosis. The rate of recurrence rises in patients with a history of previous ectopic pregnancy. Expectant management and surgical or medical treatment are the options for ectopic pregnancy. We presented here a case that had three times of consecutive recurrent ectopic pregnancy with the literature review.

Keywords: Ectopic pregnancy, recurrent, methotrexate

Özet

Ektopik gebelik, tüm gebeliklerin yaklaşık %2’sinde görülür ve yaşamı tehdit eden bir gebelik komplikasyonudur. Ultrasonografi bulguları, ardışık serum insan koryonik gonadotropin ölçümleri ve tabiki klinik şüphenin birlikteliği tanı için önemlidir. Ektopik gebelik hikayesi olan hastalarda tekrarlama oranı artmaktadır. Bekleme tedavisi ve cerrahi veya ilaç tedavisi ektopik gebelik için tedavi seçenekleridir. Üç kez ardışık olarak tekrarlayan ektopik gebelik olgusunu literatür taraması eşliğinde sunduk.

Anahtar sözcükler: Ektopik gebelik, tekrarlayan, metotreksat

Keywords

Ectopic pregnancy, recurrent, methotrexate

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