Therapeutic options of caesarean scar pregnancy: Case series and literature review

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-84

  Bij De Vaate, A J Marjolein ^a   Brölmann, Hans A M ^a   Van Der Slikke, Johannes W ^a   Wouters, Maurice G A J ^a   Schats, Roel ^a   Huirne, Judith A F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caesarean scar pregnancy; Ectopic pregnancy; Methotrexate treatment; Sonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 74749084955     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20648     Document Type: Article

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