Uterine-preserving emergency surgery for cesarean scar pregnancies: another medical solution to an iatrogenic problem

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2623-2627

  Halperin, Reuvit ^a   Schneider, David ^a   Mendlovic, Sonia ^a   Pansky, Moty ^a   Herman, Arie ^a   Maymon, Ron ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emergency; pregnancy in scar; sonography; surgery; treatment

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 67349211496     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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