Successful conservative management of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in pregnancy: A case report

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Schwebel, Marlene ^a   Oyelese, Yinka ^a   Nath, Carl ^a   Ashkinadze, Elena ^a   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a   Smulian, John C ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; Osler Weber Rendu syndrome; Pulmonary hemorrhage; Telangiectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 40349094927     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110632     Document Type: Article

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