Anticipation of uterine bleeding in placenta previa based on vaginal sonographic evaluation

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-42

  Saitoh, Megumu ^a,b   Ishihara, Kaisuke ^a   Sekiya, Takao ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lacunae; Perinatal bleeding, massive; Placenta previa; Sponge like echo; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS BLEEDING;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0036389353     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064695     Document Type: Article

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