Transvaginal Methotrexate Injection for the Treatment of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy: Efficacy and Subsequent Fecundity

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 877-883

  Yamaguchi, Munekage ^a   Honda, Ritsuo ^a   Uchino, Kikuko ^a   Tashiro, Hironori ^a   Ohba, Takashi ^a   Katabuchi, Hidetaka ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; Fecundity; Human chorionic gonadotropin; MTX; Transvaginal methotrexate injection

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE; ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SCAR PREGNANCY; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84908137202     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.03.024     Document Type: Article

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