Two cases of cervical pregnancy associated with multiple risk factors in elderly gravida.

Koo, Jeong Seo; Joo, Hyun Chul; Lee, Do Keun; Jeon, Ji Hye; Jeon, Bae Seong; Lee, Jae Min; Lee, Il Seon

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 45(4); 2002 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002;45(4):696-700.
Published online: April 1, 2002

Two cases of cervical pregnancy associated with multiple risk factors in elderly gravida.

Jeong Seo Koo, Hyun Chul Joo, Do Keun Lee, Ji Hye Jeon, Bae Seong Jeon, Jae Min Lee, Il Seon Lee

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dong Rae Bong Seng, Hospital, Busan, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Dong Rae Bong Seng, Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Cervical pregnancy is a rare life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy. The exact etiology of cervical pregnancy is not known, but several contributing factors have been considered. Probably a combination of factors leads to cervical pregnancy. The first case was required hysterectomy. The second case was successfully treated with a unique combination of precurettage cerclage, suction curettage and postcurettage balloon tamponade. Conservative treatment has evolved in recent years, with a considerable reduction in the number of hysterectomies. We present two cases of cervical pregnancy associated with multiple risk factors in elderly gravida, with brief reviews.

Keywords: Cervical pregnancy; Cerclage; Suction curettage; Balloon tamponade