Ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy in the non-communicating horn of a unicornuate uterus (cornual pregnancy)

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 765-770

  Mavrelos, D ^a   Sawyer, E ^a   Helmy, S ^a   Holland, T K ^a   Ben Nagi, J ^a   Jurkovic, D ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornual ectopic pregnancy; Rudimentary cornu; Ultrasound; Unicornuate uterus

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; METHOTREXATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNUAL PREGNANCY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 34447548293     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5131     Document Type: Article

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