Uterine artery embolization combined with local methotrexate and systemic methotrexate for treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy with different ultrasonographic pattern

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 286-291

  Lian, Fan ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Li, Jiaping ^a   Zhan, Zhongping ^a   Ye, Yujin ^a   Zhu, Yunxiao ^a   Huang, Jia ^a   Xu, Hanshi ^a   Yang, Xiuyan ^a   Liang, Liuqin ^a   Yang, Jianyong ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Methotrexate; Ultrasonographic pattern; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG FEVER; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS;

EID: 84862876829     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0097-y     Document Type: Article

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