Indomethacin and fetal ductus arteriosus: Complete closure after cessation of prolonged therapeutic course

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-344

  Ben David, Yehuda ^a   Hallak, Mordechai ^a   Rotschild, Avi ^a   Sorokin, Yoram ^a   Auslender, Ron ^a   Abramovici, Haim ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anatomical closure; Ductus arteriosus; Indomethacin; Polyhydramnios; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS OBLITERATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029736428     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264338     Document Type: Article

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