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Rheinboldt M, Osborn D, Delproposto Z. Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: a clinical case series. J Ultrasound. 2015;18(2):191-5doi: 10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5.
Rheinboldt, M., Osborn, D., & Delproposto, Z. (2015). Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: a clinical case series. Journal of ultrasound, 18(2), 191-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5
Rheinboldt, Matthew, et al. "Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: a clinical case series." Journal of ultrasound vol. 18,2 (2015): 191-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5
Rheinboldt M, Osborn D, Delproposto Z. Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: a clinical case series. J Ultrasound. 2015 Feb 21;18(2):191-5. doi: 10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5. eCollection 2015 Jun. PMID: 26191111; PMCID: PMC4504864.
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J Ultrasound. 2015 Feb 21;18(2):191-5. doi: 10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5. eCollection 2015 Jun.

Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: a clinical case series.

Journal of ultrasound

Matthew Rheinboldt, Dan Osborn, Zach Delproposto

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202 USA.

PMID: 26191111 PMCID: PMC4504864 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-015-0162-5

Abstract

Cesarean scar implantation represents a rare, though growing subset of potentially life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. Because of the global increase in cesarean sections as well as the improved diagnostic abilities of transvaginal ultrasound, incidence rates have continued to rise since the first reported case in 1978. Uterine rupture and catastrophic hemorrhage can ensue when diagnosis is delayed. Additionally, a higher rate of concurrent trophoblastic myometrial invasion may increase the incidence of retained products of conception or post procedural bleeding. Endovaginal ultrasound has a reported sensitivity of 85 % for detection. In difficult cases, magnetic resonance imaging is often useful as a problem solving exam in confirming diagnostic suspicions and guiding therapeutic decisions. We present a series of five illustrative cases illustrating the range of clinical and imaging findings.

Keywords: Cesarean section; Ectopic; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

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