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Cesarean Scar Pregnancy

MedGen UID:
927338
Concept ID:
C4289806
Finding

Definition

An ectopic pregnancy implanted in a previous cesarean (hysterotomy) scar, surrounded by myometrium and connective tissue. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCesarean Scar Pregnancy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dominguez JA, Pacheco LA, Moratalla E, Carugno JA, Carrera M, Perez-Milan F, Caballero M, Alcázar JL
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;62(3):336-344. doi: 10.1002/uog.26171. PMID: 36730180
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org, Miller R, Timor-Tritsch IE, Gyamfi-Bannerman C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 May;222(5):B2-B14. Epub 2020 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.01.030. PMID: 31972162
Birch Petersen K, Hoffmann E, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Svarre Nielsen H
Fertil Steril 2016 Apr;105(4):958-67. Epub 2016 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.130. PMID: 26794422

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dominguez JA, Pacheco LA, Moratalla E, Carugno JA, Carrera M, Perez-Milan F, Caballero M, Alcázar JL
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;62(3):336-344. doi: 10.1002/uog.26171. PMID: 36730180
Jordans IPM, Verberkt C, De Leeuw RA, Bilardo CM, Van Den Bosch T, Bourne T, Brölmann HAM, Dueholm M, Hehenkamp WJK, Jastrow N, Jurkovic D, Kaelin Agten A, Mashiach R, Naji O, Pajkrt E, Timmerman D, Vikhareva O, Van Der Voet LF, Huirne JAF
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022 Apr;59(4):437-449. doi: 10.1002/uog.24815. PMID: 34779085Free PMC Article
Timor-Tritsch IE, Monteagudo A, Calì G, D'Antonio F, Kaelin Agten A
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2019 Dec;46(4):797-811. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.009. PMID: 31677755
Gonzalez N, Tulandi T
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):731-738. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.02.020. PMID: 28268103
Birch Petersen K, Hoffmann E, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Svarre Nielsen H
Fertil Steril 2016 Apr;105(4):958-67. Epub 2016 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.130. PMID: 26794422

Diagnosis

Dominguez JA, Pacheco LA, Moratalla E, Carugno JA, Carrera M, Perez-Milan F, Caballero M, Alcázar JL
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;62(3):336-344. doi: 10.1002/uog.26171. PMID: 36730180
Timor-Tritsch IE, Monteagudo A, Calì G, D'Antonio F, Kaelin Agten A
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2019 Dec;46(4):797-811. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.009. PMID: 31677755
Calì G, Timor-Tritsch IE, Palacios-Jaraquemada J, Monteaugudo A, Buca D, Forlani F, Familiari A, Scambia G, Acharya G, D'Antonio F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):169-175. doi: 10.1002/uog.17568. PMID: 28661021
Gonzalez N, Tulandi T
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):731-738. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.02.020. PMID: 28268103
Birch Petersen K, Hoffmann E, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Svarre Nielsen H
Fertil Steril 2016 Apr;105(4):958-67. Epub 2016 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.130. PMID: 26794422

Therapy

Dominguez JA, Pacheco LA, Moratalla E, Carugno JA, Carrera M, Perez-Milan F, Caballero M, Alcázar JL
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;62(3):336-344. doi: 10.1002/uog.26171. PMID: 36730180
Timor-Tritsch IE, Monteagudo A, Calì G, D'Antonio F, Kaelin Agten A
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2019 Dec;46(4):797-811. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.07.009. PMID: 31677755
Calì G, Timor-Tritsch IE, Palacios-Jaraquemada J, Monteaugudo A, Buca D, Forlani F, Familiari A, Scambia G, Acharya G, D'Antonio F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):169-175. doi: 10.1002/uog.17568. PMID: 28661021
Gonzalez N, Tulandi T
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):731-738. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.02.020. PMID: 28268103
Birch Petersen K, Hoffmann E, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Svarre Nielsen H
Fertil Steril 2016 Apr;105(4):958-67. Epub 2016 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.130. PMID: 26794422

Prognosis

Silva B, Viana Pinto P, Costa MA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2023 Sep;288:36-43. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.06.030. PMID: 37421745
Noël L, Chantraine F
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2023 Jul;89:102364. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102364. PMID: 37354647
Fu L, Luo Y, Huang J
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022 Jul;48(7):1683-1690. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1111/jog.15258. PMID: 35384174Free PMC Article
Giampaolino P, De Rosa N, Morra I, Bertrando A, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Zizolfi B, Ferrara C, Della Corte L, Bifulco G
Biomed Res Int 2018;2018:6486407. Epub 2018 Mar 5 doi: 10.1155/2018/6486407. PMID: 29693012Free PMC Article
OuYang Z, Yin Q, Xu Y, Ma Y, Zhang Q, Yu Y
J Ultrasound Med 2014 Sep;33(9):1533-7. doi: 10.7863/ultra.33.9.1533. PMID: 25154932

Clinical prediction guides

Silva B, Viana Pinto P, Costa MA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2023 Sep;288:36-43. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.06.030. PMID: 37421745
Fu L, Luo Y, Huang J
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022 Jul;48(7):1683-1690. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1111/jog.15258. PMID: 35384174Free PMC Article
Liu D, Yang M, Wu Q
Clin Chim Acta 2018 Nov;486:291-297. Epub 2018 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.08.012. PMID: 30102898
Giampaolino P, De Rosa N, Morra I, Bertrando A, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Zizolfi B, Ferrara C, Della Corte L, Bifulco G
Biomed Res Int 2018;2018:6486407. Epub 2018 Mar 5 doi: 10.1155/2018/6486407. PMID: 29693012Free PMC Article
Calì G, Timor-Tritsch IE, Palacios-Jaraquemada J, Monteaugudo A, Buca D, Forlani F, Familiari A, Scambia G, Acharya G, D'Antonio F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):169-175. doi: 10.1002/uog.17568. PMID: 28661021

Recent systematic reviews

Silva B, Viana Pinto P, Costa MA
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2023 Sep;288:36-43. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.06.030. PMID: 37421745
Knapman BL, Forgues MA, Abbott JA, Maheux-Lacroix S
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2023 Aug;90:102367. Epub 2023 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102367. PMID: 37379723
Calì G, Timor-Tritsch IE, Palacios-Jaraquemada J, Monteaugudo A, Buca D, Forlani F, Familiari A, Scambia G, Acharya G, D'Antonio F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):169-175. doi: 10.1002/uog.17568. PMID: 28661021
Gonzalez N, Tulandi T
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017 Jul-Aug;24(5):731-738. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.02.020. PMID: 28268103
Birch Petersen K, Hoffmann E, Rifbjerg Larsen C, Svarre Nielsen H
Fertil Steril 2016 Apr;105(4):958-67. Epub 2016 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.12.130. PMID: 26794422

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