Laparoscopic management of interstitial pregnancy: The "purse- string" technique

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 996-999

  Cucinella, Gaspare ^a   Rotolo, Stefano ^a   Calagna, Gloria ^a   Granese, Roberta ^a   Agrusa, Antonino ^b   Perino, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; hemostatic suture; interstitial pregnancy; Laparoscopy; purse string technique

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PREGNANCY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC PURSE STRING CORNUAL RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863905708     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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