Transcatheter Intraarterial Methotrexate Infusion Combined with Selective Uterine Artery Embolization as a Treatment Option for Cervical Pregnancy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 836-841

  Xiaolin, Zhang ^a   Ling, Lu ^a   Chengxin, Yu ^a   Yiqing, Tan ^a   Jun, Wang ^a   Yan, Chen ^a   Guangxi, Tan ^a  

^a CHINA THREE GORGES UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GELATIN SPONGE; METHOTREXATE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG FEVER; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952319274     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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