Three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound diagnosis and conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy in a cesarean section scar

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 706.e5-706.e7

  Pascual, Maria Angela ^a   Hereter, Lourdes ^a   Graupera, Betlem ^a   Tresserra, Francisco ^b   Fernandez Cid, Maria ^a   Simon, Marta ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

3 D power Doppler ultrasound; cesarean scar; ectopic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 34548417988     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.183     Document Type: Article

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