Clinical presentation and management of molar pregnancy

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 885-892

  Sasaki, Shigeru ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical presentation; Hydatidiform mole; Management of molar pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CURETTAGE; DRUG INFUSION; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0347653540     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1521-6934(03)00072-5     Document Type: Review

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