Interstitial Pregnancy Treated with Mifepristone and Methotrexate with High Serum β-hCG Level in a Patient Wishing to Preserve Fertility: Time to Define Standardized Criteria for Medical/Surgical Therapy?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sorrentino, F.; Vasciaveo, L.; De Feo, V.; Zanzarelli, E.; Grandone, E.; Stabile, G.; Nappi, L. Interstitial Pregnancy Treated with Mifepristone and Methotrexate with High Serum β-hCG Level in a Patient Wishing to Preserve Fertility: Time to Define Standardized Criteria for Medical/Surgical Therapy? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811464
Sorrentino F, Vasciaveo L, De Feo V, Zanzarelli E, Grandone E, Stabile G, Nappi L. Interstitial Pregnancy Treated with Mifepristone and Methotrexate with High Serum β-hCG Level in a Patient Wishing to Preserve Fertility: Time to Define Standardized Criteria for Medical/Surgical Therapy? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811464
Chicago/Turabian StyleSorrentino, Felice, Lorenzo Vasciaveo, Vincenzo De Feo, Erika Zanzarelli, Elvira Grandone, Guglielmo Stabile, and Luigi Nappi. 2022. "Interstitial Pregnancy Treated with Mifepristone and Methotrexate with High Serum β-hCG Level in a Patient Wishing to Preserve Fertility: Time to Define Standardized Criteria for Medical/Surgical Therapy?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811464
APA StyleSorrentino, F., Vasciaveo, L., De Feo, V., Zanzarelli, E., Grandone, E., Stabile, G., & Nappi, L. (2022). Interstitial Pregnancy Treated with Mifepristone and Methotrexate with High Serum β-hCG Level in a Patient Wishing to Preserve Fertility: Time to Define Standardized Criteria for Medical/Surgical Therapy? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811464