Minimally invasive management of 14.5-week abdominal pregnancy without laparotomy: A novel approach using percutaneous sonographically guided feticide and systemic methotrexate

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 709-714

  Mitra, Avick G ^a   LeQuire, Mark H ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Montgomery Cardiovascular Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pregnancy; Management; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICINE; PATIENT MONITORING;

LAPAROTOMY;

ULTRASONICS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; SUCTION;

EID: 0038462026     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.7.709     Document Type: Article

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