Primary evacuation therapy for Cesarean scar pregnancy: Three new cases and review

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-226

  Wang, C B ^a   Tseng, C J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Deep implantation; Primary evacuation treatment; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASPIRATION; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CURETTAGE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUCTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS PERFORATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 33646684970     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2644     Document Type: Review

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