Silent rupture of unscarred uterus: An unusual presentation at second trimester abortion

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-285

  Malhotra, Neena ^a   Chanana, Charu ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Medical termination of pregnancy; Second trimester; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; OXYTOCIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ETHACRIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 33847180207     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0225-0     Document Type: Article

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