Conservative treatment of interstitial pregnancy

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-4

  Broome, Jonathan D ^a,b   Vancaillie, Thierry G ^a   Torode, Hugh ^a  

^a St Andrews and Wesley Hospitals   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Interstitial pregnancy; Laporoscopy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERSTITIAL PREGNANCY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033066048     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1999.00229.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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