The incidence of pregnancies located within a cesarean scar or “cesarean-scar ectopics”
has risen with increasing rates of cesarean delivery [
[1]
] and likely with advances in imaging technology and diagnostic awareness. The incidence
of pregnancies located within a cesarean scar is estimated to be 1 in 2000 pregnancies
and cesarean-scar ectopic pregnancies accounts for 6.1% of ectopic pregnancies in
women with a cesarean scar [
2
,
3
,
4
]. These pregnancies are now recognized as part of the continuum of morbidly adherent
placenta including placenta accreta [
[1]
] and pose a significant risk to not only a patient's health, but also her future fertility.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 22, 2020
Accepted:
December 17,
2020
Received in revised form:
December 14,
2020
Received:
June 19,
2020
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