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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2015; 3(1): 81-84
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.81
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.81
Conservative management of cervical pregnancy with intramuscular administration of methotrexate and KCl injection: Case report and review of the literature
Stamatios Petousis, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, George Karavas, Vasileios Palapelas, Nikolaos Prapas, David Rousso, 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56224 Evosmos, Thessaloniki, Greece
Author contributions: Petousis S and Margioula-Siarkou C wrote the introduction and discussion section; Kalogiannidis I and Karavas G performed the review of literature and wrote the case report; Palapelas V, Prapas N and Rousso D revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Stamatios Petousis, MD, MSc, 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 56224 Evosmos, Thessaloniki, Greece. petustam@mail.gr
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Received: July 29, 2014
Peer-review started: July 30, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: October 9, 2014
Accepted: October 28, 2014
Article in press: December 23, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 168 Days and 14.9 Hours
Peer-review started: July 30, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: October 9, 2014
Accepted: October 28, 2014
Article in press: December 23, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 168 Days and 14.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This case of cervical pregnancy is one amongst few treated successfully with intramuscular administration of methotrexate and intramniotic KCl, without demanding additional interventional treatment. Our paper also summarizes the basic conclusions about conservative treatment of cervical pregnancy, a challenging issue in which no consensus still exists.