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Table 1. Characteristics of studies included in this meta-analysis.
Table 2. Quality assessment of case series.
Figure 2. Forest plots showing the perioperative factors of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (A) length of hospital stay; (B) intraoperative blood loss; (C) rates of adverse events. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.
![Figure 2. Forest plots showing the perioperative factors of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (A) length of hospital stay; (B) intraoperative blood loss; (C) rates of adverse events. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.](/cms/asset/e2f31377-6f99-49af-b210-b002395bfb55/ihyt_a_2310019_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3. Forest plots showing the postoperative follow-up of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (A) time to normalization of serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels; (B) time to normal menstrual recovery. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.
![Figure 3. Forest plots showing the postoperative follow-up of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (A) time to normalization of serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels; (B) time to normal menstrual recovery. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.](/cms/asset/70ece8a9-2a50-4695-a1b3-9f04035ee62c/ihyt_a_2310019_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4. (A) Forest plots showing the success rate of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (B) Forest plots showing the subsequent pregnancy outcomes of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.
![Figure 4. (A) Forest plots showing the success rate of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. (B) Forest plots showing the subsequent pregnancy outcomes of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with suction curettage. Abbreviations: CSP: caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound.](/cms/asset/61af2259-1136-4943-a957-1676b341ebf5/ihyt_a_2310019_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5. (A) Forest plot showing the average hospital stay of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. (B) Forest plot showing the average time for menstrual recovery of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. (C) Forest plot showing the average time for serum β-HCG normalization of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. Abbreviations: CSP, caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound; HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin.
![Figure 5. (A) Forest plot showing the average hospital stay of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. (B) Forest plot showing the average time for menstrual recovery of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. (C) Forest plot showing the average time for serum β-HCG normalization of patients with CSP treated with HIFU combined with different types of suction curettage. Abbreviations: CSP, caesarean scar pregnancy; HIFU: high-intensity focused ultrasound; HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin.](/cms/asset/c16db8ee-fdaf-4e25-8a06-48bd924d88b3/ihyt_a_2310019_f0005_c.jpg)
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