Treatment of ectopic pregnancy with a single intramuscular dose of methotrexate

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-183

  Alshimmiri, M M ^a   Al Saleh, E A ^a   Al Harmi, J A ^b   AlSalili, M B ^b   Al Adwani, A ^c   Ibrahim, M E ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Methotrexate; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042233525     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0357-9     Document Type: Article

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