Myomectomy scar pregnancy is a rare intramural pregnancy in which gestational sac is implanted in the myometrium, in the previous myomectomy scar separate from endometrial cavity and fallopian tubes. Heterotopic pregnancy is presence of simultaneous gestation at two or more implantation sites. Our patient presented at 7 weeks, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) conception with previous four IVF failures and myomectomy 3 months prior. Transvaginal sonography revealed twin live pregnancies, one intrauterine and another in the posterior wall of the uterus distinctly separate from the endometrial cavity. Laparoscopy revealed a ruptured intramural pregnancy, another unruptured tubal pregnancy which was initially missed by USG. After laparoscopic management, intrauterine pregnancy continued resulting in live birth at 35 weeks. This case adds to the literature and highlights the importance of early diagnosis and timely intervention of a rare form of an ectopic gestation. This is the only reported case in literature with a heterotopic gestation and a coexistent myomectomy scar pregnancy and the only one resulting in successful live birth after laparoscopic management of a ruptured myomectomy scar pregnancy in a heterotopic gestation. Early diagnosis is important for salvaging the intrauterine gestation and one should actively look for them at viability scan especially in assisted reproductive technology (ART) conception and scarred uterus.
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Arch Med Res
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois, USA. Electronic address:
Laryngoscope
November 2024
Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
November 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther
July 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mahkota Medical Centre, Melaka, Malaysia.
Myomectomy has evolved from open laparotomy to laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, VNOTES and robotic myomectomy. The surgical approach in doing myomectomy depends on the type and location of the myoma and the surgeon's expertise. Minimally invasive surgery has been the preferred approach due to the benefit of shorter hospital stay, lesser postoperative pain, earlier recovery, minimal blood loss and the cosmetic appearance of the scar.
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August 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and CERICSAL (CEntro di RIcerca Clinico SALentino), "Veris delli Ponti Hospital", Scorrano, Italy.
Objectives: The safety of cesarean myomectomy has been proven by previous studies. Our study aimed to reveal the long-term perinatal, obstetric, and surgical outcomes of cesarean myomectomy (CM) by comparing different CM techniques.
Material And Methods: This retrospective multicentric case-control study involved 7 hospitals and included 226 singleton pregnancies that underwent repeated cesarean section (CS) between 2015 and 2020.
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