Exploring the value of cesarean section diverticulum area to predict the safety of hysteroscopic management for cesarean scar pregnancy patients.

OBJECTIVE

To study indicators predicting the safety of hysteroscopic management for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) patients.

METHODS

This was a retrospective study, starting from June 1, 2020. The study included 141 CSP patients who underwent hysteroscopic surgery and met the requirements of gestational age ≤12 weeks, stable vital signs, and preoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Patients were divided into control group and testing group according to surgical outcomes. Preoperative indicators were compared between the two groups, including a novel indicator, cesarean section diverticulum (CSD) area.

RESULTS

Univariate analysis identified five statistically significant (P < 0.05) factors associated with hysteroscopy failure including a large CSD area. Multifactor logistic regression analysis showed that the only statistically significant indicator of all five factors was the CSD area. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of CSD area was 0.848. Next, we determined three cut-off values for CSD area that can be used to predict the outcome of surgery: 138, 189, and 300 mm .

CONCLUSION

For the first time, we found that CSD area could predict the safety of hysteroscopic management for CSP patients and might be helpful for clinical decision making. The findings need to be verified by further research.