Ectopic Pregnancy in a Caesarean Scar: A Case Report

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1102-1106

  Persadie, Richard J ^a,b   Fortier, Anne ^a   Stopps, Richard G ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesarean scar; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION SCAR; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOCAL THERAPY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIGRAVIDA; SCAR; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; BLOOD; CESAREAN SECTION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745804350     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30392-9     Document Type: Article

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