Utility of dilation and curettage in the diagnosis of pregnancy of unknown location

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130.e1-130.e6

  Shaunik, Alka ^a   Kulp, Jennifer ^b   Appleby, Dina H ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^a   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dilation and curettage; ectopic pregnancy; pregnancy of unknown location

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 79551487264     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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