The changing face of ectopic pregnancy: Laparoscopic or medical treatment should now replace laparotomy

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7101, 1997, Pages 141-

  Mascarenhas, Lawrence ^a   Williamson, John ^a   Smith, Steve ^a  

^a Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030844785     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7101.141     Document Type: Editorial

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