Ectopic pregnancies in a caesarean scar: Review of the medical approach to an iatrogenic complication

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 515-523

  Maymon, R ^a   Halperin, R ^a   Mendlovic, S ^a,b   Schneider, D ^a   Herman, A ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Pregnancy in scar; Sonography; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRICHOSANTHIN;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CESAREAN SECTION; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FATALITY; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS DISEASE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 8844234247     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh042     Document Type: Review

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