Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Lower Uterine Segment to Predict the Integrity and Quality of Cesarean Scar during Pregnancy: A Prospective Study

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Qureshi, Bilquis ^a   Inafuku, Kaoru ^a   Oshima, Kyoko ^a   Masamoto, Hitoshi ^a   Kanazawa, Koji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Lower uterine segment thickness; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; UTERUS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031217349     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.183.55     Document Type: Article

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