Three-dimensional ultrasonographic diagnosis and hysteroscopic management of a viable cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 873-877

  Özkan, Sebiha ^a,b   Çalişkan, Eray ^a   Özeren, Semih ^a   Çorakçi, Aydin ^a   Çakiroǧlu, Yiǧit ^a   Coşkun, Ebru ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasonography; Cesarean scar; Ectopic pregnancy; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SCAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36049019604     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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