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[Second-trimester abortion: a difficult, unresolved problem].

P Audra·A Le Chevallier·A M Forest
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The authors review the various methods proposed for the late evacuation of the uterus. They report their experience of intra-amniotic injection of prostaglandins and, more recently, the use of extra-amniotic injections. They have found this latter technique to be unsatisfactory. Evacuation following dilatation under local anaesthetic, despite a few complications, appears to be effective... but the problem is far from being resolved.

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Abortion, InducedAnesthesia, LocalAnesthesia, ObstetricalDinoprostFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondProstaglandins FProstaglandins, SyntheticEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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P Audra, A Le Chevallier, A M Forest. 1984. [Second-trimester abortion: a difficult, unresolved problem].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6597962/

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