Transvaginal ultrasound after first-trimester uterine evacuation reduces the incidence of retained products of conception

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Debby, A ^a,b   Malinger, G ^a   Harow, E ^a   Golan, A ^a   Glezerman, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

First trimester uterine evacuation; Retained products of conception; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETAINED PRODUCTS OF CONCEPTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS PERFORATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 31144461565     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2654     Document Type: Article

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