Gynecology & Obstetrics
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On Kou Kam

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• Case Report
  Recurrent Ipsilateral Cornual Pregnancy with High bHCG Level Successfully Treated with Single Dose of Methotrexate Injection: A Case Report
  Author(s): Cheng Ka Ning Katherine, Lee Man Hin Menelik and On Kou Kam Cheng Ka Ning Katherine, Lee Man Hin Menelik and On Kou Kam
  
  Cornual pregnancy is a type of ectopic pregnancy with the highest incidence of mortality. The incidence of recurrent cornual pregnancy is not known. We report a rare case of recurrent ipsilateral cornual ectopic pregnancy with bHCG level >7000 IU/L, which was managed successfully using a single dose of systemic methotrexate injection. A 33 year old lady had recurrent ipsilateral cornual pregnancy after previous salpingectomy and cornual resection. The size of cornual pregnancy was small and unruptured. The initial bHCG level was 7299 IU/L. She was given medical treatment by a single-dose intramuscular methotrexate injection and the cornual pregnancy was resolved after 5 weeks. In conclusion, systemic administration of methotrexate can be considered in unruptured cornual pregnancy in a haemodynamically stable patient even with high level of initial bHCG level of .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000227

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