Caesarean scar pregnancy: Comparative efficacy and safety of treatment by uterine artery chemoembolization and systemic methotrexate injection

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-79

  Wu, Xia ^a   Zhang, Xuebin ^a   Zhu, Jie ^a   Di, Wen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Caesarean scar pregnancy; Methotrexate; Uterine artery embolization; Uterine curettage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE; OXYTOCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DRUG FEVER; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 84858078425     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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