Partial placenta increta and methotrexate therapy: Three case reports

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-224

  Pinho, S ^a   Sarzedas, S ^a   Pedroso, S ^a   Santos, A ^a   Rebordao M ^a   Avillez, T ^a   Casal, E ^a   Hermida, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Methotrexate; Placenta accreta

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED PLACENTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS PERFORATION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHOTREXATE; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 49949087517     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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