Conservative management of placenta accreta and unruptured interstitial cornual pregnancy using methotrexate

Savita Lalchandani; Michael Geary; Colm O'Herlihy; Orla Sheil

doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(02)00241-5

Conservative management of placenta accreta and unruptured interstitial cornual pregnancy using methotrexate

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 Mar 26;107(1):96-7. doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(02)00241-5.

Authors

Savita Lalchandani¹, Michael Geary, Colm O'Herlihy, Orla Sheil

Affiliation

¹ National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

PMID: 12593905
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-2115(02)00241-5

Abstract

We describe two cases which demonstrate methotrexate (mtx) to be an effective alternative to surgery in two serious complications of early pregnancy, namely placenta accreta diagnosed at attempted evacuation of retained products of conception and interstitial cornual pregnancy diagnosed at laparoscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / blood
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Leucovorin / therapeutic use
Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
Placenta Accreta / drug therapy*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic / drug therapy*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
Leucovorin
Methotrexate