Placenta increta; conservative management - A successful outcome. Case report and literature review

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-278

  Adair, S R ^a,b   Elamin, D ^a   Tharmaratnam, S ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Placenta increta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; FOLINIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA INCRETA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUTOLYSIS; CEFUROXIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA ACCRETA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 2542479080     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001668699     Document Type: Review

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