Why do niches develop in Caesarean uterine scars? Hypotheses on the aetiology of niche development
Caesarean section (CS) results in the occurrence of the phenomenon ‘niche’. A ‘niche’ describes the presence of a hypoechoic area within the myometrium of the lower uterine segment, reflecting a discontinuation of the myometrium at the site of a previous CS. Using gel or saline instillation sonohyst...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4643529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26409016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dev240 |