Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1933-1937 , May 2009

Laparoscopic cornuotomy using a temporary tourniquet suture and diluted vasopressin injection in interstitial pregnancy

  • Young-Sam Choi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Young-Sam Choi, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, 882-27 Duam 1-Dong, Buk-Gu, Kwang-Ju, South Korea (FAX: 82-62-269-1516).
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  • Dae-Sook Eun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea
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  • Jin Choi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea
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  • Kwang-Sik Shin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea
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  • Ji-Hye Choi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea
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  • Hyoung-Duck Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology of Eun Hospital, Kwang-ju, South Korea

Received 9 October 2007 ,Revised 4 February 2008 ,Accepted 4 February 2008.

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 D.-S.E. has nothing to disclose. Y.-S.C. has nothing to disclose. J.C. has nothing to disclose. K.-S.S. has nothing to disclose. J.-H.C. has nothing to disclose. H.-D.P. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00238-0

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.013

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1933-1937 , May 2009

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