Role of transvaginal sonography in the diagnosis of retained products of conception

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Ustunyurt, Emin ^a   Kaymak, Oktay ^a   Iskender, Cantekin ^a,c   Ustunyurt, Ozlem Basak ^a   Celik, Cem ^b   Danisman, Nuri ^a  

^a Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Retained products of conception; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RETAINED PRODUCT OF CONCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THICKNESS; TISSUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERUS;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349064772     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0436-z     Document Type: Article

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