Ruptured heterotopic pregnancy with successful obstetrical outcome: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Korkontzelos, I ^a,b   Antoniou, N ^a   Stefos, Th ^a   Kyparos, I ^a   Lykoudis, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b University Hospital of Ioannina ^*

Author keywords

Heterotopic pregnancy; Laparotomy; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; LAPAROTOMY; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 28044447833     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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