Cesarean scar pregnancy: diagnosis, management, and follow-up

J Ultrasound Med. 2013 Jul;32(7):1295-300. doi: 10.7863/ultra.32.7.1295.

Abstract

Cesarean scar pregnancy is a very rare form of pregnancy and a life-threatening situation. It has become an important and serious problem over the last 10 years, as a result of the worldwide increase in cesarean births. In this retrospective series, the diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy, management, treatment methods, risk factors, and possibility of subsequent normal pregnancy are discussed, and case descriptions are presented.

Keywords: bilateral hypogastric artery ligation; diagnosis; heterotopic cesarean scar pregnancy; management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Cicatrix / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cicatrix / etiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / etiology*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*
  • Young Adult