Unilateral tubal twin ectopic pregnancy treated with single-dose methotrexate

Background Spontaneous tubal twin pregnancy is a rare condition with an incidence of 1 in every 125,000 pregnancies. We present the case of a unilateral tubal twin ectopic pregnancy treated with single-dose methotrexate. Case A 26-year-old nulliparous woman was admitted to our clinic with a complain...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2011-02, Vol.283 (2), p.397-399
Hauptverfasser: Arikan, Deniz Cemgil, Kiran, Gurkan, Coskun, Ayhan, Kostu, Bulent
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Zusammenfassung:Background Spontaneous tubal twin pregnancy is a rare condition with an incidence of 1 in every 125,000 pregnancies. We present the case of a unilateral tubal twin ectopic pregnancy treated with single-dose methotrexate. Case A 26-year-old nulliparous woman was admitted to our clinic with a complaint of vaginal bleeding and leftside pelvic pain. Her serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level was 18,780 mIU/mL and ultrasound revealed tubal twin pregnancy of 7 weeks' gestation. Because her vital signs were stable and no sign of tubal rupture was present, we performed single-dose (100 mg) methotrexate intramuscularly. In the follow-up, serum β-hCG levels were found to be 7,600 mIU/ml on day 7, 948 mIU/ml on day 20, 126 mIU/ml on day 26 and
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-010-1449-6