Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Neuchâtel Hospital, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
J Ultrasound. 2022 Dec;25(4):989-994. doi: 10.1007/s40477-022-00668-1. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Angular pregnancy is a rare entity which is commonly confused with interstitial or cornual pregnancies. A lack of consensus about the specific ultrasound features of these 3 entities leads to inappropriate interchange between them among the literature. An angular pregnancy should be considered as a potentially viable intra-uterine eccentric pregnancy as it might be carried to term and result in a live-born baby whereas interstitial or cornual pregnancies should be considered as ectopic pregnancies which should be interrupted. We report here two cases of women at 8 weeks of pregnancy with an angular pregnancy diagnosed by vaginal 2D and 3D ultrasound and discuss about specific ultrasound features and alternative imaging modalities to distinguish it from interstitial and cornual pregnancies.
宫外孕是一种罕见的病症,常与宫角妊娠或间质部妊娠相混淆。由于这三种情况的超声特征缺乏共识,导致文献中对它们的描述存在不当的混淆。宫外孕应被视为一种可能有活力的宫内偏心妊娠,因为它有可能持续到足月并导致活产婴儿,而间质部或宫角妊娠则应被视为异位妊娠,需要进行干预。我们在此报告了两例 8 周妊娠的妇女,经阴道二维和三维超声诊断为宫外孕,并讨论了其与间质部和宫角妊娠的超声特征和其他影像学鉴别方法。