Outcome prediction for treatment of tubal pregnancy using an intramuscular methotrexate protocol

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1461-1467

  Min, Hoan Moon ^a   Young, Ho Lee ^a   Kyung, Taek Lim ^a   Jae, Hyug Yang ^a   Seong, Ho Park ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CATEGORICAL VARIABLES; ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINS; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; METHOTREXATE; SONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY;

OBSTETRICS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; YOLK SAC;

EID: 54149109545     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1461     Document Type: Article

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