Changes in the serum levels of human chorionic gonadotropin and the pulsatility index of uterine arteries during conservative management of retained adherent placenta

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-87

  Matsumura, Noriomi ^a   Inoue, Takuya ^a   Fukuoka, Masatsune ^a   Sagawa, Norimasa ^a   Fujii, Shingo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin; Methotrexate; Placenta accreta; Pulsatility index; Retained placenta

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA ACCRETA; RETAINED PLACENTA; TISSUE DEGENERATION; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0034049241     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2000.tb01288.x     Document Type: Article

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