Ectopic pregnancy treatment by laparoscopy, a short glimpse

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 305-310

  Mettler, L ^a   Sodhi, B ^b   Schollmeyer, T ^a   Mangeshikar, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Center for Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery   (India)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; Laparoscopic treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AGE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALPINGECTOMY; SALPINGITIS; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750299506     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700600771942     Document Type: Review

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