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. 2017 Feb;67(1):66-69.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-016-0943-6. Epub 2016 Oct 18.

Effective Management of Early Cervical Pregnancy with Bilateral Uterine Artery Embolization Followed by Immediate Evacuation and Curettage: A Case Report

Ramanjeet Kaur  1 , Rupinder Singh  2
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Effective Management of Early Cervical Pregnancy with Bilateral Uterine Artery Embolization Followed by Immediate Evacuation and Curettage: A Case Report

Ramanjeet Kaur et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2017 Feb.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Ultrasonographic scan of the cervical pregnancy. a Empty uterine cavity (arrow) b mode scan depicting cardiac activity (lower inset) positioned in gestational sac (cursor in upper inset) which was lying below the closed internal cervical os. Presence of cardiac activity helps differentiating it from missed abortion
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Fig. 2
Angiographic runs of embolization of bilateral uterine arteries. Internal iliac artery run (a, b). Preembolisation run (a) with catheter tip in anterior division of internal iliac artery (bold arrow) shows tortuous uterine artery (arrows) with cervical branch and post embolization run (b) show completely embolized. Left uterine artery (arrows) with no flow. c, d Uterine artery runs. Preembolisation run (c) with catheter tip in right uterine artery (bold arrow) shows tortuous uterine artery (arrows) with cervical branch and post gelfoam embolization run (d) show no flow in right uterine artery with reflux in internal iliac artery (arrowhead)
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