Usefulness of Pipelle endometrial biopsy in the diagnosis of women at risk for ectopic pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 906-909

  Barnhart, Kurt T ^a   Gracia, Clarisa R ^a   Reindl, Beth ^b   Wheeler, James E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chorionic villi; Curettage; Ectopic pregnancy; Endometrial biopsy; Pipelle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PIPELLE BIOPSY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BIOPSY; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0038066930     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.228     Document Type: Article

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