Successful rescue of an early interstitial pregnancy after failed systemic methotrexate treatment: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-334

  Lin, Yu Shiou ^a   Chen, G Li ^a   Yuan, Chiou Chung ^a   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Interstitial pregnancy; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34247551786     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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