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Table 5 Primary surgical treatment of interstitial pregnancy

From: Elective uterine artery embolization prior to laparoscopic resection of interstitial pregnancy: two cases and literature review

Author

N

Initial β-hCG

Surgical treatment

Duration

Rupture

Hospital stay

Negative β-hCG

Complications

Success

Moon et al. [38]

3

1320–24,700

Laparoscopic CS°

52

No

N/A

N/A

3/3

 

18

28.5–305,100

Laparoscopic CS°°

U:28; R:82

3/18

N/A

N/A

17/18

 

3

4469–13,000

Laparoscopic CS°°°

35

No

N/A

N/A

3/3

Tulandi et al. [39]

13

11,471

Laparotomic CR

N/A

9/13

N/A

N/A

Transfusion 7/13

13/13

 

8

2087

Laparoscopic CR

N/A

5/11

N/A

N/A

Transfusion 2/11

7/8

 

3

2087

Laparoscopic CS

N/A

5/11

N/A

N/A

Transfusion 2/11

3/3

MacRae et al. [40]

3

3150–38,000

Laparoscopic CS

N/A

1/3

2

N/A

3/3

 

8

0–21,352

Laparoscopic CR

N/A

3/8

2

N/A

Conversion: 1/8

7/8

Ng et al. [41]

53

N/A

Laparoscopic CS if IP 1–2 cm° Laparoscopic CR if IP ≥ 3 cm°

67 (mean)

8/53

2

3

Conversion: 1/53

Transfusion: 8/53

44/53

Moon et al. [14]

20

177–39,508

Laparoscopic CS°

N/A

2/20

N/A

N/A

19/20

Hwang et al. [42]

54

12,741

Laparotomic CR

71

19/54

6

N/A

Transfusion 25/54

54/54

 

34

12,905

Laparoscopic CR

81

8/34

5

N/A

Transfusion 13/34

34/34

Cai et al. [43]

15

N/A

Laparoscopic CS°

30–80

N/A

2–5

2–5

15/15

 

7

3000–32,000

TE, LG and HG

45–90

No

N/A

2–5

Perforation: 2/7

5/7

Zuo et al. [44]

16

14,696

Laparoscopic CR

25–120

No

3–4

N/A

Rupture: 1/16

16/16

Ahn et al. [45]

6

17,797–69,303

TE, UG

N/A

N/A

2–8

N/A

5/6

 

9

20,319–50,271

Laparoscopic CR

N/A

N/A

4–7

N/A

Transfusion: 1/9

9/9

Douysset et al. [46]

13

369–45,780

Laparoscopic CR

N/A

9/18

5

N/A

Transfusion: 4/18

11/13

 

5

369–45,780

Laparoscopic CS

N/A

9/18

5

N/A

Transfusion: 4/18

4/5

Watanabe et al. [47]

12

998–55,820

Laparoscopic CS°

61–160

2/12

N/A

N/A

12/12

 

1

69

Laparoscopic CS°

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

1/1

Kim et al. [11]

13*

N/A

Laparoscopic CR

40–145

2/13

2–7

N/A

Rupture 1/11

Transfusion: 2/13

Miscarriage: 1/13

13/13

Nikodijevic et al. [48]

13

16,687

Laparoscopic CR

N/A

N/A

N/A

4–8

Conversion: 5/13

Transfusion: 4/13

13/13

Nirgianakis et al. [49]

10

27,634

Laparoscopic CR~

115

N/A

3

N/A

Transfusion: 3/10

10/10

Wang et al. [50]

38

25,150

Laparoscopic CS°

71

11/38

3

N/A

35/38

Lee et al. [51]

53

575–64,831

Laparoscopic CR

77

N/A

N/A

N/A

49/53

 

22

1454–62,422

Laparoscopic CS, °

59

N/A

N/A

N/A

21/22

  1. N number of cases, β-hCG mIU/ml, CR cornual resection, CS cornuostomy, IP interstitial pregnancy, TE transcervical evacuation, HG under hysteroscopic guidance, LG under laparoscopic guidance, R ruptured, UR unruptured, duration minutes, hospital stay days, negative β-hCG weeks
  2. Hemostatic technique: °vasopressin, °°endoloop, °°°encircling suture, *heterotopic pregnancy