Background: Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), a rare type
of ectopic pregnancy, can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there is
no uniform international treatment guideline for CSP. In this study, we
retrospectively analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of three different
surgical methods for type II CSP, trying to find the best treatment plan.
Methods: From January 2013 to December 2018, a retrospective analysis
was performed in 58 patients with type II CSP admitted to the Department of
Gynecology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University. 20 patients
underwent hysteroscopic resection (Group A), 18 patients underwent laparoscopic
resection and repair (Group B), and 20 patients underwent vaginal resection and
repair (Group C). All patients were treated with preventive uterine artery
embolization (UAE) preoperatively. The clinical data were collected, and the
treatment effects of the different surgical methods were compared.
Results: Age, gravidity, parity, number of previous cesarean sections,
time period since the last cesarean section, menolipsis days, and preoperative
level of the beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (
