Predicting the route of delivery in women with low-lying placenta using transvaginal ultrasonography: Significance of placental migration and marginal sinus

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-222

  Ohira, Satoshi ^a   Kikuchi, Norihiko ^a   Kobara, Hisanori ^a   Osada, Ryosuke ^a   Ashida, Takashi ^a   Kanai, Makoto ^a   Shiozawa, Tanri ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low lying placenta; Placental marginal sinus; Placental migration; Route of delivery; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW LYING PLACENTA; MIGRATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84860335106     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333309     Document Type: Article

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