Uterine artery embolization along with the administration of methotrexate for cervical ectopic pregnancy: Technical and clinical outcomes

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1601-1607

  Hirakawa, Masakazu ^a   Tajima, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yoshimitsu, Kengo ^a   Irie, Hiroyuki ^a   Ishigami, Kousei ^a   Yahata, Hideaki ^a   Wake, Norio ^a   Honda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical ectopic pregnancy; Fertility; Methotrexate; Uterine artery embolization; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLINATE CALCIUM; GELATIN SPONGE; IOPAMIDOL; METHOTREXATE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049100099     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1921     Document Type: Article

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