An Early Abdominal Wall Ectopic Pregnancy Successfully Treated with Ultrasound Guided Intralesional Methotrexate : A Case Report

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Background.

The upper anterior abdominal wall is a very unusual location for an ectopic pregnancy making optimal management uncertain.

Case.

We report the case of a 26-year-old gravida 4, para 1, aborta 2 with a rising quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin level following a negative diagnostic laparoscopic examination.

She was subsequently diagnosed with an abdominal wall ectopic pregnancy 2 cm inferior to the liver.

A single percutaneous intralesional injection of methotrexate was successful after initial failure with systemic methotrexate.

Conclusion.

Systemic methotrexate is a logical first choice for management of a stable early abdominal wall pregnancy.

Direct intralesional injection of methotrexate as the next treatment choice may avoid the morbidity linked with operative management.