Combination of transarterial embolization of uterine arteries and conservative surgical treatment for pregnancy in a cesarean section scar: A report of 3 cases

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-216

  Yang, Ming Jie ^a,b   Jeng, Min Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Embolization, therapeutic; Pregnancy, ectopic; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE ARTERY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; ARTERIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; UTERUS;

EID: 0037352192     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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