JCOGP
Journal of Controversies in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics

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Management of nontubal ectopic pregnancies - single center experience
Abstract
Aims: Ectopic pregnancies can be defined as pregnancies in which the growing blastocyst implants outside the endometrial cavity. However, it is assumed that 0.5-1% of all pregnancies are ectopic pregnancies. The most common extrauterine implantation site is the fallopian tube. Non-tubal pregnancies (NTG Non-tubal pregnancies) account for less than 5% of all ectopic pregnancies but cause 8 times higher maternal mortality than tubal pregnancies. The study aimed to determine the frequency of nontubal ectopic pregnancies in a tertiary care unit in Turkey and the differences that may differentiate patients from tubal ectopic pregnancies.
Methods: The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze and describe the treatments of patients who were hospitalized for ectopic pregnancy in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of Mengücekgazi Training and Research Hospital from May 2014 to May 2024. Obstetric/gynecologic history, risk factors for previous ectopic non-tubal pregnancy, serum-hCG levels at the moment of diagnosis, ultrasound findings, surgical or medical treatment and treatment outcomes were presented.
Results: In our institutional records, 240 patients received an ectopic pregnancy diagnosis. and n=23 nontubal ectopic pregnancies were identified. Cervical pregnancy (CP) (n=2), interstitial pregnancy (IP) (n=2), cesarean scar pregnancy (ScP) (n=10), ovarian pregnancy (OvP) (n=9) were detected.
Conclusion: It emerges from our sample that NT-EP needs to be diagnosed quickly. This can assist in the conservative use of a medical or minimally invasive method. The significant advance in imaging technologies allows for a faster diagnosis, allowing the patient to be transferred to a referred center from where the best procedures can be selected, reducing the potential impact of surgery on the patient’s fertility.

Keywords : Ectopic pregnancy, cervical pregnancy, scar pregnancy, interstitial pregnancy, ovarian pregnancy

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Article available in :
Volume 2, Issue 4, 2024
Page : 83-88
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCOGP-0036
Article Information
Received : 26 Ağu 2024
Accepted : 05 Eki 2024
Published : 23 Eki 2024
Corresponding Author :

Betül Kalkan Yılmaz: Department of Gynecology and Obstetric, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkiye

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Citation : Kalkan Yılmaz B, Alptekin O. Management of nontubal ectopic pregnancies-single center experience. J Controv Obstetr Gynecol Ped. 2024;2(4):83-88.

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