Local application of methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy with a percutaneous puncturing technique

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 154-158

  Mesogitis, Spyros A ^a   Daskalakis, George J ^a,b   Antsaklis, Aristides J ^a   Papantoniou, Nick E ^a   Papageorgiou, John S ^a   Michalas, Stylianos K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Local methotrexate; Treatment; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031969191     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009946     Document Type: Article

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