Sonographic evaluation of the lower uterine segment in patients with previous cesarean delivery

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1441-1447

  Cheung, Vincent Y T ^a   Constantinescu, Oana C ^b   Ahluwalia, Birinder S ^b  

^a NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Div Cardiol Var Club Cardiac C   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Lower uterine segment thickness; Previous cesarean delivery; Sonography; Uterine rupture; Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICINE; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY;

CESAREAN DELIVERY; CHILDBIRTH; PATIENTS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL ECHOGRAPHY; PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION; SCAR FORMATION; THICKNESS; UTERUS; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 6944238550     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.11.1441     Document Type: Article

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