Embarazo estópico cornual: Reporte de un caso
In the cornual pregnancy the gestational sac is implanted in the uterine horn. Risk factors for the existence of ectopic pregnancy include: genital infections, smoking, previous abdomino-pelvic surgery, contraceptive use, previous ectopic pregnancy, infertility treatment and reproductive techniques,...
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Published in: | Revista científica ciencia médica Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 33 - 36 |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS)
2012
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Summary: | In the cornual pregnancy the gestational sac is implanted in the uterine horn.
Risk factors for the existence of ectopic pregnancy include: genital infections, smoking, previous abdomino-pelvic
surgery, contraceptive use, previous ectopic pregnancy, infertility treatment and reproductive techniques, drug
administration, luteal insufficiency, endometriosis, maternal age and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Cornual pregnancy is diagnosed by anamnesis, clinical examination, placental plasma markers, transvaginal ultrasound
and Douglas sac puncture.
The medical treatment recommended for interstitial pregnancy is the administration of methotrexate. In case
of bleeding caused by the cornual pregnancy is recommended laparotomy surgery whit cornual resection or
hysterectomy.
We present the case of 28 years old female patient diagnosed with a 16 weeks cornual ectopic pregnancy. With
a history of four pregnancies; two of them end in abortion and one in a previous ectopic pregnancy. The review
of vital sign showed tachycardia, tachypnea and hypotension. Physical examination evidence transvaginal bleeding.
The patient was submitted to surgery where the ectopic pregnancy was interrupted and proceeded to regularize
the edges and devitalized tissue.
En el embarazo ectópico cornual el saco gestacional se implanta en el cuerno uterino.
Son factores de riesgo: infecciones genitales, tabaquismo, cirugía abdomino-pélvica previa, embarazo ectópico
previo, tratamientos de esterilidad, técnicas de reproducción, fármacos, endometriosis, edad materna y la enfermedad
inflamatoria pélvica.
Se diagnostica por: anamnesis clínica, exploración física, marcadores plasmáticos placentarios, ecografía transvaginal
y punción saco de Douglas.
En el tratamiento médico se recomienda administrar metotrexate, si se acompaña de hemorragia se realiza
laparotomía con resección cornual o histerectomía.
Les presentamos un caso clínico de una paciente de sexo femenino de 28 años, con diagnóstico de embarazo
cornual de 16 semanas de gestación, con antecedentes de presentar dos abortos y un embarazo ectópico previo.
Presentaba: taquicardia, taquipnea e hipotensión. Al examen físico se evidencia sangrado transvaginal.
La paciente fue sometida a cirugía, donde se interrumpió la gestación y se procedió a regularizar bordes y tejido
desvitalizado. |
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ISSN: | 2220-2234 2220-2234 |