Authors : Ayman Shehata Dawood, Manal Abdraoof Farahat
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijogr.2019.054
Volume : 6
Issue : 2
Year : 2019
Page No : 233-236
Objective: To report a case of cervical ectopic managed by intra-cardiac injection of potassium chloride to terminate pregnancy.
Design: Case Report .
Patient: A 24-year-old G2P1+0, presented with vaginal bleeding. Cervical pregnancy (7 weeks+4 days) was diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound.
Intervention: Intra-cardiac injection of (KCL) was done plus intra-amniotic injection of methotrexate under ultrasound guidance.
Outcomes: Safe pregnancy termination and uterine preservation.
Results: Pregnancy was terminated successfully, without complications or side effects.
Conclusion: Intra-cardiac injection of KCL appears to be an effective and safe method in termination of cervical ectopic pregnancy less than 10 weeks.
Keywords: Cervical ectopic, Intra-cardiac feticide, Potassium Chloride, Methotrexate.