Vaginal ultrasonographic and hysterosonographic evaluation of the low transverse incision after caesarean section: Correlation with gynaecological symptoms

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 216-222

  Valenzano, Mario Menada ^a   Lijoi, Davide ^a   Mistrangelo, Emanuela ^a   Costantini, Sergio ^a   Ragni, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesarean section scars; Sonohysterography; Uterine bleeding; Uterine niche; Vaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS INCISION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 33646721343     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091497     Document Type: Article

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