Precipitated egg white as a sealant for iatrogenic preterm premature rupture of the membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191.e1-191.e6

  Mendez Figueroa, Hector ^a   Papanna, Ramesha ^a   Berry, David L ^b   Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Austin Retina Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

fetoscopy; precipitated egg white; preterm premature rupture of membranes; sealant

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; SEALANT;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PARITY; PRECIPITATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 75049085092     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.862     Document Type: Article

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