Treatment of ectopic pregnancies in 2014: New answers to some old questions

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 615-620

  Capmas, Perrine ^a,b,c   Bouyer, Jean ^b   Fernandez, Hervé ^a,b,c  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE INHIBITOR; METHOTREXATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG HALF LIFE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FERTILITY; FETUS RESORPTION; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; SALPINGECTOMY; SALPINGOTOMY SURGERY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SALPINGOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894458714     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.01.029     Document Type: Review

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