Emergency surgical procedure for failed methotrexate treatment of cervical pregnancy: A case report

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-395

  Tinelli, Andrea ^a   Malvasi, Antonio ^b   Vergara, Daniele ^c   Casciaro, Sergio ^d  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b 'Santa Maria' Hospital   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d Institue of Applied Physics Nello Carrara   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical pregnancy; Methotrexate; Obstetric emergency; Surgical treatment; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAMPON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; ARTERIES; CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIGATION; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TAMPONS, SURGICAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS;

EID: 36348953976     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701502351     Document Type: Article

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