Hydrosonographic assessment of the effects of 2 different suturing techniques on healing of the uterine scar after cesarean delivery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-222

  Sevket, Osman ^a   Ates, Seda ^a   Molla, Taner ^a   Ozkal, Fulya ^a   Uysal, Omer ^a   Dansuk, Ramazan ^a  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Hydrosonography; Scar defect; Suture technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HYDROSONOGRAPHY; MYOMETRIUM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION; SUTURING METHOD; UTERUS SCAR; CICATRIX; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERUS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900338933     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.11.013     Document Type: Article

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