Analysis of cases with cesarean scar pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-202

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Gu, Yan ^a   Wang, Jian Mei ^a   Li, Yi ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Curettage; Embolization; Methotrexate; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; HYSTERECTOMY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MATERNAL AGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; SCAR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS PERFORATION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 84875717089     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01892.x     Document Type: Article

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