Unusual presentation of heterotopic pregnancy: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 608-612

  Su, Weng Hsiang ^a   Wang, Pen Hui ^b   Chang, Sheng Ping ^b  

^a Jen Ai General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heterotopic pregnancy; Spontaneous abortion; Tubal rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROTOMY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 0031728638     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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