Ultrasonographic and hysteroscopic outcomes of uterine scar healing after cesarean section: Comparison of two types of single-layer suture

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1302-1307

  Ceci, Oronzo ^a   Cantatore, Clementina ^a   Scioscia, Marco ^b,c   Nardelli, Claudia ^a   Ravi, Mini ^a   Vimercati, Antonella ^a   Bettocchi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Cesarean uterine scar; Hysteroscopy; Transvaginal sonography; Uterine suture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCKED CONTINUOUS SINGLE LAYER SUTURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SINGLE LAYER INTERRUPTED SUTURE; SINGLE LAYER SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS SCAR; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869184654     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01872.x     Document Type: Article

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