Ectopic pregnancy: sonographically-guided transvaginal reduction

Transvaginal Endoscopic Surgery for Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

OBJECTIVE To explore the feasibility, safety, efficacy, and cosmetic outcomes of transvaginal endoscopic salpingectomy for tubal ectopic pregnancy. METHODS From May 2009 to May 2012, we prospectively enrolled 40 patients, each of whom had been scheduled for a salpingectomy because of a tubal ectopic pregnancy, and randomized them into two groups: transvaginal endoscopic surgery and laparoscop...

Local management with methotrexate of cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy with live embryo guided by transvaginal ultrasound: A case report.

Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy with high morbidity and mortality. Use of conservative conducts, including medical management with methotrexate, has avoided mutilating surgeries such as hysterectomy and spared the fertility of women. We report the case of a 30-year old patient with a cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy, with a live embryo, who was treated locally...

Sonographically guided lumbar spine procedures.

Received March 22, 2013, from the Institute for Pain Diagnostics and Care, Ohio Valley General Hospital, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania USA (D.A.P.); and Center for Pain Medicine, Summa Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio USA (S.N.). Revision requested April 9, 2013. Revised manuscript accepted for publication May 8, 2013. We thank Heather Hoover, radiologic technologist, and Dana Dellap...

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Sonographically Guided Popliteus Tendon Sheath Injection

Objective. The purpose of this investigation was to describe two sonographically guided popliteus tendon sheath injection techniques and determine their accuracy in a cadaveric model. Methods. A single experienced operator completed 24 sonographically guided popliteus tendon sheath injections, 12 using a longitudinal approach and 12 using a transverse approach relative to the tendon. The inject...