Modification of conservative treatment of heterotopic cervical pregnancy by Foley catheter balloon fixation with cerclage sutures at the level of the external cervical os: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hafner, Tomislav ^a   Ivkosic, Ivana ^a   Serman, Alan ^a   Bauman, Renato ^a   Ujevic, Boris ^a   Vujisic, Sanja ^a   Hafner, Daria ^a   Miskovic, Berivoj ^a  

^a University Hospital Sveti Duh   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CERCLAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 77954556118     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-212     Document Type: Article

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