Semantics and pitfalls in the diagnosis of cornual/interstitial pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1764.e11-1764.e14

  Malinowski, Ann ^a   Bates, S K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cornual pregnancy; diagnosis; interstitial pregnancy; M llerian fusion defects; uterine abnormalities

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 33751189602     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.03.073     Document Type: Article

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