Medical abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, complicated by ingrown chorionic villi
https://doi.org/10.23946/2500-0764-2026-11-2-67-75
Abstract
Chorionic villi ingrowth is a serious complication of pregnancy, which is a common cause of maternal mortality and postpartum hysterectomy. The prevalence of this pathological condition has increased significantly over the past 30 years due to an increase in the number of cesarean section operations. Diagnosis of chorionic villi ingrowth after curettage of the uterine cavity due to non-progressive pregnancy, spontaneous termination of pregnancy, and medical abortions is still a poorly understood problem, because there are great difficulties in recognizing this pathological condition. Our clinical case presents a situation of diagnosis of chorionic villi ingrowth in a patient after medical abortion, which clearly demonstrates the role of ultrasound examination performed by an expert doctor on a high-resolution ultrasound scanner in the diagnosis of this serious obstetric pathology.
About the Authors
G. Yu. Gulnyashkina
I.A. Kolpinsky Clinical Diagnostic Сenter
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Galina Yu. Gulnyashkina. MD, Ultrasound diagnostics
Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 53/1, Kemerovo, 650066
G. I. Kolpinskiy
I.A. Kolpinsky Clinical Diagnostic Сenter; Kemerovo State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Prof. Gleb I. Kolpinskiy, MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Department of Oncology, Radiation Diagnostics and Radiation Therapy
Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 53/1, Kemerovo, 650066
Voroshilova Street, 22A, Kemerovo, 650056
O. G. Lobanova
I.A. Kolpinsky Clinical Diagnostic Сenter
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Olga G. Lobanova, MD, Head of the Ultrasound Diagnostics Department
Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 53/1, Kemerovo, 650066
E. P. Sokolova
I.A. Kolpinsky Clinical Diagnostic Сenter
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Elena P. Sokolova, MD, Ultrasound diagnostics doctor
Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 53/1, Kemerovo, 650066
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Gulnyashkina G.Yu., Kolpinskiy G.I., Lobanova O.G., Sokolova E.P. Medical abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, complicated by ingrown chorionic villi. Fundamental and Clinical Medicine. 2026;11(2):67-75. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23946/2500-0764-2026-11-2-67-75
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