Sonographic monitoring of systemic and local methotrexate (MTX) therapy in patients with intact interstitial pregnancies

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-157

  Klemm, Petra ^a   Koehler, Christhardt ^b   Eichhorn, Karl Heinz ^c   Hillemanns, Peter ^a   Schneider, Achim ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Ambulance Center for Gynecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interstitial pregnancy; Laparoscopic diagnosis; Methotrexate therapy; Sonographic monitoring; Uterus preservation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOCAL THERAPY; MYOMETRIUM; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 33644823523     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2006.027     Document Type: Article

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