Specific particularities of uterine scars and their impact on the risk of uterine rupture in case of trial of labor;Critères d'acceptation de la voie vaginale selon les caractéristiques de la cicatrice utérine

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 753-771

  Kayem, G ^a,b,c   Raiffort, C ^a,b   Legardeur, H ^a,b   Gavard, L ^a,b   Mandelbrot, L ^a,b   Girard, G ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Sonographic measurement of the lower segment thickness; Trial of labor after cesarean; Uterine scar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCEPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MYOMECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SCAR; TRIAL OF LABOR; TRIAL OF LABOR AFTER CESAREAN; UTERUS PERFORATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE RUPTURE; UTERUS; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84870656225     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: 17730430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2012.09.033     Document Type: Article

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