IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5003047
Open Access Opinion
Interstitial and Cornual Ectopic Pregnancy: A Review of the Management Options
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 402 Taichung, Taiwan
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, 402 Taichung, Taiwan
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 114 Taipei, Taiwan
*Correspondence: h121976@yahoo.com.tw (Yung-Liang Liu)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(3), 47; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5003047
Submitted: 16 October 2022 | Revised: 25 November 2022 | Accepted: 2 December 2022 | Published: 10 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatment and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Interstitial or cornual ectopic pregnancies are a rare form of ectopic pregnancy which account for 2% to 4% of all ectopic pregnancies. While it is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, the mortality rate is 6–7 times higher than other ectopic pregnancies. Therefore, early recognition and accurate diagnosis of an interstitial or cornual ectopic pregnancy is critical for the safety and wellbeing of the patient especially due to the increased risk of massive hemorrhage. Treatment options include conservative medical management with methotrexate or surgical intervention with laparoscopy or laparotomy.

Keywords
interstitial pregnancy
cornual pregnancy
ectopic pregnancy
methotrexate
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