Uterine artery embolisation combined with local methotrexate for treatment of caesarean scar pregnancy

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 990-996

  Yang, X Y ^a   Yu, H ^b   Li, K M ^c   Chu, Y X ^a   Zheng, A ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caesarean scar pregnancy; Dilation and curettage; Morbidity; Systemic methotrexate; Uterine artery embolisation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DILATION AND EVACUATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; CICATRIX; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROCEDURES; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CICATRIX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953335657     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02578.x     Document Type: Article

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