Rare Cesarean Section Scar Ectopic Pregnancy Successfully Treated by Methotrexate: A Case Report

Wassan Nori; Ali Muhammad Murad; Nibras Hatim Khamees; Alexandru Cosmin Pantazi; Mustafa Ali Kassim Kassim

doi:10.54133/ajms.v5i.274

المؤلفون

Wassan Nori Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-2444
Ali Muhammad Murad Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Nibras Hatim Khamees Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-0893
Alexandru Cosmin Pantazi Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, 900470 Constanta, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7234-2814
Mustafa Ali Kassim Kassim Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University, 900470 Constanta, Romania https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5737-2634

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v5i.274

الكلمات المفتاحية:

C-section ectopic pregnancy، caesarian delivery، B-HCG titer، Transvaginal ultrasound، Methotrexate

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