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Observational Study
. 2022 Sep;306(3):769-777.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06487-3. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

Evaluation of the treatment of high intensity focused ultrasound combined with suction curettage for exogenous cesarean scar pregnancy

Lin Mu  1 , Huifang Weng  2 , Xiaoyun Wang  3
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Observational Study

Evaluation of the treatment of high intensity focused ultrasound combined with suction curettage for exogenous cesarean scar pregnancy

Lin Mu et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) combined with suction curettage in the treatment of exogenous cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP).

Methods: A retrospective single-center observational study was conducted. A total of 41 patients diagnosed with exogenous CSP were enrolled in this study. All patients received HIFU combined with suction curettage.

Results: Twenty-nine patients were administered one session of HIFU ablation. In addition, the other 12 patients received 2 HIFU sessions. Suction curettage was performed in all patients after HIFU, and no patient was converted to laparoscopy or hysterectomy. The mean blood loss during suction curettage was 99 ml. Three patients received two sessions of suction curettage. The success rate of our study was 92.68%. The mean time for serum β-HCG normalization was 23.18 ± 3.13 days. The average menstruation recovery time was 29.38 ± 3.34 days. Based on the blood loss during suction curettage, 41 patients were divided into a bleeding group and a control group. The size of the gestational sac in the bleeding group (3.80 ± 0.87 cm) was larger than that in the control group (3.39 ± 0.77 cm) (P < 0.05). The thickness of the myometrium between the bladder and gestational sac in the bleeding group (2.37 ± 0.89 mm) was less than that in the control group (2.75 ± 0.75 mm) (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: The results suggested that HIFU combined with suction curettage could be considered an effective treatment for exogenous CSP of < 9 weeks. The size of the gestational sac and the thickness of the myometrium between the bladder and gestational sac might be high-risk factors for blood loss during this treatment.

Keywords: Exogenous cesarean scar pregnancy; High intensity focused ultrasound; High-risk factors; Suction curettage.

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