Complete abortion of a nonviable cervical pregnancy following methotrexate treatment

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-226

  Sherer, David M ^a   Dalloul, Mudar ^a   Santoso, Paulus ^a   Stimphil, Raphael ^a   Sokolovski, Margarita ^a   Abulafia, Ovadia ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical pregnancy; Complete abortion; Methotrexate; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX PREGNANCY; UTERUS BLEEDING; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LEUCOVORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 2542477169     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828613     Document Type: Article

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