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Table 1 Characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of the patients diagnosed with heterotopic interstitial pregnancy (n = 17)

From: Management and obstetric outcomes of 17 heterotopic interstitial pregnancies

No.

Age (years)

Gravidity/parity

Risk factors

Gestational age (week + days)

Symptoms

Interstitial gestation

Treatment

Pregnancy Outcome

1

30

5/0

IVF-ET

6

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

Explo-left cornual resection + suction evacuation

NA

2

25

1/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS, LTL

6

Vaginal bleeding

Fetal cardiac activity

Same as above

NA

3

34

4/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS, LTL (Ectopic pregnacy)

6 + 2

Abdominal pain

Yolk sac (20*23*19 mm)

LSC-right cornual resection + suction evacuation

NAa

4

28

2/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS

(Ectopic pregnancy)

6

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

LSC-right cornual resection

CS at 35 + 4 weeks due to preterm labor, female, 2305 g

5

28

1/0

IVF-ET, LSC-BS

7 + 6

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

Explo-right cornual resection

CS at 38 weeks, male, 3540 g

6

27

2/0

IVF-ET, LSC-BS

6

Abdominal pain

Yolk sac (16*19*16 mm)

LSC-left cornual resection

CS at 38 + 1 weeks, male, 3020 g

7

35

3/0

IVF-ET, LSC-LS (Ectopic pregnancy)

8

Asymptomatic

Yolk sac (21*22*23 mm)

LSC-left cornual resection

CS at 38 + 2 weeks, male, 2980 g

8

30

3/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS (Ectopic pregnancy)

7 + 5

Vaginal bleeding

Yolk sac (17*16*16 mm)

LSC-left cornual resection

CS at 38 + 4 weeks, male, 3480 g

9

32

1/0

IVF-ET

12

Vaginal bleeding

Yolk sac (41*38*43 mm)

LSC-right cornual resection

CS at 39 weeks, female,3100 g

10

29

3/0

IVF-ET

6 + 5

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

LSC-right cornual resection

CS at 39 + 1 weeks, female,3460 g

11

24

1/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS, Pelvic adhesiolysis

6 + 5

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

cornual embryo reduction

CS at 38 weeks, male, 2670 g

12

28

3/0

IVF-ET, LSC-BS (Ectopic pregnacy)

6 + 1

Abdominal pain

Fetal cardiac activity

cornual embryo reduction

CS at 38 + 5 weeks, female, 2800 g

13

26

1/0

IVF-ET

6 + 3

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

cornual embryo reduction

CS at 39 weeks, female, 2730 g

14

33

2/0

IVF-ET, LSC

7

Asymptomatic

Fetal cardiac activity

cornual embryo reduction

CS at 39 + 2 weeks, male, 3020 g

15

33

3/0

IVF-ET, LSC-RS (Ectopic pregnancy)

6

Vaginal bleeding

Yolk sac (8*9*9 mm)

Conservative

Missed miscarriage at 8 weeks

16

34

3/0

IVF-ET, LSC-BS

14

Asymptomatic

Yolk sac (25*23*23 mm)

Conservative

CS at 38 + 2 weeks, female, 2940 g

17

27

1/0

IVF-ET, H-LSC

6 + 4

Abdominal pain

Yolk sac (20*19*19 mm)

Conservative

VD at 35 + 6 weeks due to PROM, male, 2230gb

  1. LSC laparoscopy, LTL left tubal ligation, LSC-RS laparoscopic right salpingectomy, LSC-BS laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy, H-LSC hystero-laparoscopy, LSC-LS laparoscopic left salpingectomy, Explo- exploratory, NA not available, PROM premature rupture of membrane
  2. aThe woman conceived again by ART procedure; and it was confirmed to be normal intrauterine gestation of 15 weeks in the telephone follow-up study
  3. bShe refused emergency cesarean section but attempted vaginal delivery because the cervix was 3 cm wide when seeing the doctor