Background: Unilateral twin tubal pregnancy is an extremely rare condition, occurring in 1/20.000- 250.000 pregnancies and represents a major health risk for reproductive-aged women, leading to even lifethreatening complications. Aim: We present a case of a 31-year-old woman with unilateral twin tubal pregnancy, treated with methotrexate and then surgically because of failure, followed by review of the literature. Methods: Researches for relevant data were conducted utilizing multiple databases, including PubMed and Ovid. Results: The most common type of twin ectopic pregnancy is the heterotopic (1/7000 pregnancies) in which in which both ectopic and intrauterine pregnancy occur simultaneously. Expectant, medical and surgical therapy have similar success rates in correctly selected patients. Two prospective randomized trials did not identify any statistically significant differences between groups receiving MTX as a single dose or in multiple doses. Among the 106 cases reported in literature, methotrexate was tried just in 4 patients (3 unilateral and 1 bilateral) before ours. Details are reported in the table 1. Conclusion: The recent shift in the treatment of singleton ectopic pregnancies to the less invasive medical therapy might apply even in the case of twin implants.

Betti, M., Vergani, P., Raffaello Damiani, G., Pellegrino, A., Di Naro, E., Trojano, G. (2018). Unilateral twin tubal pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature. ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE, 89(3), 423-427 [10.23750/abm.v89i3.6915].

Unilateral twin tubal pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature

Betti, Marta;Vergani, Patrizia;
2018

Abstract

Background: Unilateral twin tubal pregnancy is an extremely rare condition, occurring in 1/20.000- 250.000 pregnancies and represents a major health risk for reproductive-aged women, leading to even lifethreatening complications. Aim: We present a case of a 31-year-old woman with unilateral twin tubal pregnancy, treated with methotrexate and then surgically because of failure, followed by review of the literature. Methods: Researches for relevant data were conducted utilizing multiple databases, including PubMed and Ovid. Results: The most common type of twin ectopic pregnancy is the heterotopic (1/7000 pregnancies) in which in which both ectopic and intrauterine pregnancy occur simultaneously. Expectant, medical and surgical therapy have similar success rates in correctly selected patients. Two prospective randomized trials did not identify any statistically significant differences between groups receiving MTX as a single dose or in multiple doses. Among the 106 cases reported in literature, methotrexate was tried just in 4 patients (3 unilateral and 1 bilateral) before ours. Details are reported in the table 1. Conclusion: The recent shift in the treatment of singleton ectopic pregnancies to the less invasive medical therapy might apply even in the case of twin implants.
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Rare condition; Twin tubal pregnancy; Unilateral; Medicine (all)
English
2018
89
3
423
427
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Betti, M., Vergani, P., Raffaello Damiani, G., Pellegrino, A., Di Naro, E., Trojano, G. (2018). Unilateral twin tubal pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature. ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE, 89(3), 423-427 [10.23750/abm.v89i3.6915].
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