Treatment of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer by using transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration and instillation of hypertonic solution of sodium chloride.

Objective: To report a case of successful treatment of heterotopic cervical pregnancy resulting from IVF-embryo transfer.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Tertiary university clinical center.

Patient(s): A 31-year-old patient, treated for heterotopic cervical pregnancy, diagnosed in the 6th gestational week.

Intervention(s): Transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration of cervical pregnancy and instillation of hypertonic solution of sodium chloride, upon ligation of descending cervical branches of the uterine arteries.

Main Outcome Measure(s): Patient recovery and further maintenance of intrauterine twin pregnancy.

Result(s): The cervical pregnancy was successfully aborted, and the intrauterine twin pregnancy was successfully maintained.

Conclusion(s): The intervention applied may be used in treatment of heterotopic cervical pregnancy.