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Case Report

Unusual case of cervical pregnancy after curettage for a presumptive diagnosis of intrauterine blighted ovum

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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples (Italy)
2 Institute of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2nd University of Naples, Naples (Italy)
3 Institute of Endocrinology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2003, 30(1), 67–69;
Published: 10 March 2003
Abstract

A case of cervical pregnancy after curettage for presumptive intrauterine blighted ovum is presented. The woman was succes­sfully treated by vacuum evacuation and curettage. A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2, nulliparous, was admitted to our department at ten weeks and two days of gestation after a diagnosis of cervical pregnancy. She had been treated by curettage five days before for an initial diagnosis of intrauterine blighted ovum. Ultrasound scan examination revealed a gestational sac without foetus in the cervix four days after the first curettage. Vacuum evacuation and curettage of the cervical canal were performed and a Foley cathe­ter was also inserted and left in place for three days. The patient was discharged in good condition on the fourth postoperative day.

Keywords
Cervical pregnancy
Blighted ovum
Obstetric ultrasound
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