Transvaginal ultrasound-guided embryo aspiration plus local administration of low-dose methotrexate for caesarean scar pregnancy

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-213

  Li, Na ^a   Zhu, Fufan ^a   Fu, Shuxin ^a   Shi, Xiaobo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caesarean scar pregnancy; Methotrexate; Transvaginal ultrasound guided embryo aspiration

Indexed keywords

CAESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LOW DOSE; METHOTREXATE; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; SYSTEMIC ADMINISTRATION; TRANSAMINASE LEVELS; TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED EMBRYO ASPIRATION;

HOSPITALS; OBSTETRICS;

ULTRASONICS;

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CAESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO ASPIRATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VACUUM CURETTAGE; VAGINA;

EID: 84855477192     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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