Long-term complications of caesarean section. the niche in the scar: A prospective cohort study on niche prevalence and its relation to abnormal uterine bleeding

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 236-244

  Van Der Voet, L F ^a   Bij De Vaate, A M ^b   Veersema, S ^c   Brolmann H A M ^b   Huirne, J A F ^b  

^a DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; caesarean section; caesarean section scar; niche; postmenstrual spotting; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAESAREAN SCAR NICHE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR; SPOTTING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 84891347648     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12542     Document Type: Article

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