Incomplete healing of the uterine incision after caesarean section: Is it preventable?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Yazicioglu, Fehmi ^a,b   Gökdogan, Arif ^a   Kelekci, Sefa ^a   Aygün, Mehmet ^a   Savan, Kadir ^a  

^a Süleymaniye Maternity Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b E itim ve Ara tirma Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Full thickness suturing; Incomplete healing; Uterine incision scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL WOUND;

EID: 29644442515     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.03.023     Document Type: Article

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