Pelvic ultrasound in the postabortion and postpartum patient

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-37

  Brown, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovarian vein thrombosis; Placenta accreta; Postpartum; Retained placenta; Uterus; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CURETTAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; OVARIAN VEIN; OVARIAN VEIN THROMBOSIS; PELVIS; PELVIS ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 14244258929     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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