Management of a broken needle: Retained in the first caesarean section, removed during the second abdominal delivery

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-655

  Ozgun, M T ^a   Batukan, C ^a   Basbug, M ^a   Atakul, T ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEEDLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOMETRIUM; NEEDLES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 56049118213     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802378355     Document Type: Article

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