Conservative treatment of an early ectopic pregnancy in a cesarean scar with systemic methotrexate - Case report

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-75

  Iyibozkurt, A C ^a,b   Topuz, S ^a   Gungor, F ^a   Kalelioglu, I H ^a   Cigerli, E ^a   Akhan, S E ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cesarean section scar; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; YOLK SAC;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 40449126578     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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