Unsuccessful medical treatment of cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy with systemic methotrexate: A report of two cases

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-111

  Lam, Po Mui ^a   Kit Lo, Keith Wing ^a   Lau, Tze Kin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cesarean section scar; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SCAR; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1642512368     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2004.0033a.x     Document Type: Article

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