Serial transvaginal sonographic findings of cervical ectopic pregnancy treated with high-dose methotrexate

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Mi, Jin Song ^a   Min, Hoan Moon ^a   Kim, Jeong Ah ^a   Tae, Jin Kim ^a  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEED CONTROL; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINS; METHOTREXATE; METHOTREXATE (MTX); RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY;

OBSTETRICS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLINIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 58149517628     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.1.55     Document Type: Article

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