Medical management of cervical pregnancy - A report of two cases

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 537-539

  Chew, Stephen ^a   Anandakumar, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cervical pregnancy; Medical treatment; Methotrexate; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 TROMETAMOL; SULPROSTONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCEPTION; DISEASE COURSE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 0035690771     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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