Cesarean section scar evaluation by saline contrast sonohysterography

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-292

  Regnard, C ^a   Nosbusch, M ^a   Fellemans, C ^a   Benali, N ^a   Van Rysselberghe, M ^a   Barlow, P ^a   Rozenberg, S ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Microbiology Lab   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Dehiscence; Niche; Saline contrast sonohysterography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCISION; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; UTERUS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 1642287453     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.999     Document Type: Article

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