Tratamiento exitoso de un embarazo heterotópico cervical luego de un procedimiento de fecundación in vitro / Successful treatment of a cervical heterotopic pregnancy following an in vitro fertilization procedure

RESUMEN

Mujer nulípara infértil de 37 años presentó un embarazo heterotópico cervical luego de tratamiento por fecundación in vitro. Una intervención temprana durante la 6ta semana de gestación logró remover el saco cervical mediante un aspirador manual. Para prevenir una posible hemorragia, se realizó la ligadura de las ramas cérvico-uterinas y se colocó un cerclaje cervical, antes de la aspiración. Se logró extraer el embarazo cervical con mínima hemorragia. El embarazo intrauterino progresó sin complicaciones, resultando en el parto de un varón de 2740 g, a las 35.4 semanas.

ABSTRACT

A 37-year-old nulligravida infertile female had a cervical heterotopic pregnancy following an in vitro fertilization procedure. Early intervention on the 6th week of gestation with a manual vacuum aspirator reached to remove the cervical pregnancy. Ligation of the descending cervical branches of the uterine arteries and a cervical cerclage, were placed before the aspiration, for prevention of possible hemorrhage. Successful removal of the cervical pregnancy was achieved with only mild bleeding. An intrauterine pregnancy progressed to viability without complications, resulting in a vaginal delivery of a preterm live-birth at 35.4 weeks, of a male that weighted 2740 g.