Nonsurgical diagnosis and treatment of tubal pregnancy.
These data suggest that EP can be diagnosed and safely treated medically with MTX using the scheme outlined with no laparoscopy. Laparoscopic removal can be reserved for those patients with large unruptured EP (greater than 3.0 cm; cardiac activity) or the individual who requires laparoscopy for diagnosis.
Stovall
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee-Memphis 38103.
Ling
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Carson
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Buster
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D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
D008727:Methotrexate