A Case of Cervical Pregnancy Treated by Intra-ovular Injection of Methotrexate.

Kim, Hyun Soo; Min, You Sun; Choi, Jun Sik; Park, Yong Kyun; Kang, Jae Seong

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 40(9); 1997 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(9):2055-2059.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Cervical Pregnancy Treated by Intra-ovular Injection of Methotrexate.

Hyun Soo Kim, You Sun Min, Jun Sik Choi, Yong Kyun Park, Jae Seong Kang

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Cervical pregnancy is a life threatening, rare type of ectopic pregnancy. Hysterectomy was considered as the only treatment for cervical pregnancy. In 1982, as a conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy, local injection of methotrexate was tried by Tanaka et al. We reviewed a case of sucessful treatment of cervical pregnancy after 45 days from direct local injection of methotrexate into gestational sac under the guidance of vaginal ultrasonogram in department of obstetrics and gynecology, Korea university hospital.

Key Words: Cervical Pregnancy, Ectopic Pregnancy, Methotrexate