Caesarean scar pregnancy

Yves Jacquemyn; Mieke Kerremans; Bart Op de Beeck; Cecile Colpaert

doi:10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5163

Caesarean scar pregnancy

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Jul 9:2012:bcr1120115163. doi: 10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5163.

Authors

Yves Jacquemyn¹, Mieke Kerremans, Bart Op de Beeck, Cecile Colpaert

Affiliation

¹ Obstetrics Department, UZA, Edegem, Belgium. [email protected]

Abstract

Faced with difficulty discriminating between placenta and myometrium in a patient with three previous caesarean sections, MRI provided definitive diagnosis of caesarean scar pregnancy, allowing for a save and uneventful planned surgical procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
Cicatrix / complications*
Cicatrix / diagnosis
Cicatrix / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Endosonography
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Myometrium / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*
Pregnancy, Ectopic / etiology
Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods