The conservative management of cervical ectopic pregnancies

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-437

  Kirk, E ^a   Condous, G ^a   Haider, Z ^a   Syed, A ^a   Ojha, K ^a   Bourne, T ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical ectopic pregnancy; Expectant management; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SULPROSTONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33646713476     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2693     Document Type: Article

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