Viable cervical pregnancy with levonorgestrel containing intrauterine device, treated successfully with methotrexate and mifepristone [3]

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-235

  De Greef, Ingrid ^a   Berteloot, Patrick ^a   Timmerman, Dirk ^a   Deprest, Jan ^a   Amant, Frederic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLIC ACID; LEVONORGESTREL; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO GROWTH; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LETTER; MOUTH DISEASE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE CERVIX PREGNANCY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 19744362612     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.11.008     Document Type: Letter

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