Cervical pregnancy: A case series and a review of current clinical practice

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-319

  Cipullo, Lucio ^a   Cassese, Sabino ^a   Fasolino, Luigi ^a   Carmen Fasolino, Maria ^a   Fasolino, Antonio ^a  

^a S Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical pregnancy; Conservative treatment; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; MINPROSTIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SULPROSTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAAMNIOTIC PUNCTURE; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; NAUSEA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RISK REDUCTION; STOMATITIS; SUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX PREGNANCY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 52949110189     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180802254571     Document Type: Article

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