Ultrasound assessment and management of different forms of ectopic pregnancy

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy – any pregnancy outside the uterine cavity – affects 1–2 % of all pregnancies. While the diagnosis and treatment of the most common ectopic pregnancy (tubal pregnancy which accounts for > 90 % of cases) is established, other forms, such as Caesarean scar pregnancy, pose an increasing challenge. This article describes the different forms of ectopic pregnancies and the respective therapeutic options.

Keywords

gynecology - ectopic pregnancy - ultrasound assessment - cesarean scar pregnancy - interstitial pregnancy

Publication History

Received: 30 October 2024

Accepted after revision: 21 May 2025

Article published online:
16 October 2025

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