Cesarean scar pregnancies successfully treated with methotrexate

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 720-723

  Muraji, Miho ^a   Mabuchi, Seiji ^a   Hisamoto, Koji ^b   Muranishi, Mariko ^b   Kanagawa, Takeshi ^a   Nishio, Yukihiro ^b   Kimura, Tadashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Methotrexate; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCAR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; ECHOGRAPHY; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 66149147485     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902883141     Document Type: Article

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