Porreco R P
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's Hospital, Denver, Colorado.
J Reprod Med. 1992 Apr;37(4):363-6.
The early diagnosis of unruptured ectopic pregnancy has been facilitated by the availability of high-resolution ultrasound and sensitive quantitative assays for beta-human chorionic gonadotropin. Nonsurgical treatment of selected patients has been advocated. Three patients with fairly advanced unruptured ectopic pregnancies were treated with ablation with methotrexate using an ultrasound-directed, percutaneous technique. That approach appears to be reasonable and safe in selected patients, though the subsequent reproductive performance is unknown.
