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Original Article

The impact of systemic methotrexate and surgical management on fertility preservation in tubal ectopic pregnancy among Saudi women

Ahmed Alanwara Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;b Mouwasat Hospital, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Waleed M. Khalafa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;b Mouwasat Hospital, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-261XView further author information
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Eman Alfussailyc King Faisal Military hospital (Armed forces Hospitals), Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Marwa A. Salemd King Faisal Military hospital, Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal hospital, NGH, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohamed I. Taemaa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Ibrahim Alia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;c King Faisal Military hospital (Armed forces Hospitals), Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1114-8281View further author information
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Article: 2241106 | Received 30 Sep 2022, Accepted 21 Jul 2023, Published online: 27 Jul 2023

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