Uterine rupture associated with misoprostol labor induction in women with previous cesarean delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Aslan, Halil ^a   Unlu, Emine ^a   Agar, Mehmet ^a   Ceylan, Yavuz ^a  

^a Department of Pediatry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Misoprostol; Previous cesarean; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINA BLEEDING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 1442311011     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00363-4     Document Type: Article

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