How feasible is expectant management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-321

  Poon, L C Y ^a   Emmanuel, E ^b   Ross, J A ^b   Johns, J ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservative; cornual; ectopic; expectant; interstitial; methotrexate

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84897673162     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12565     Document Type: Article

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