Sonographic Measurement of the Lower Uterine Segment Thickness: Is it Truly Predictive of Uterine Rupture?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-151

  Cheung, Vincent Y T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Lower uterine segment thickness; Sonography; Ultrasound; Uterine rupture; Vaginal birth after Caesarean section; VBAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT THICKNESS; MULTIGRAVIDA; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; UTERINE RUPTURE; UTERUS;

EID: 41149138965     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32739-6     Document Type: Article

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