Pregnancy outcome after 1st-trimester inadvertent exposure to barium sulphate as a contrast media for upper gastrointestinal tract radiography

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 586-588

  Han, B H ^a   Lee, K S ^a   Han, J Y ^a   Choi, J S ^a   Ahn, H K ^a   Ryu, H M ^a   Yang, J H ^a   Han, H W ^a   Nava Ocampo, A A ^b,c,d  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d PharmaReasons   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline earth metals; Diagnostic X ray; Radiopaque media; Transplacental exposure

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT RADIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADULT; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80053640232     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.601359     Document Type: Article

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