Emergency Symphysiotomy for the Trapped Head in Breech Delivery: Indications, Limitations and Method

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 71-75

  Pust, Ronald E ^a   Hirschler, Richard A ^b   Lennox, Christopher E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b William Smellie Memorial Maternity Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; COMPLICATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS;

BREECH PRESENTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; SYMPHYSIOTOMY;

EID: 0026603264     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559202200208     Document Type: Article

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