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Structure of lower uterine segment

Known as: Lower uterine segment, lower segment uterine, Isthmus of Uterus 
An elongated constriction of the lower part of the uterus, located at the junction of the body of the uterus and the cervix, that is composed… 
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Intravaginal high-dose-rate brachytherapy for Stage IB (FIGO Grade 1, 2) endometrial cancer.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Membrane sweeping for induction of labour.
BACKGROUND This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardised methodology… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The importance of extracellular matrix in the induction of preterm delivery
Evidence suggests that in the lower uterine segment at term an increased production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha and… 
1994
1994
Pathogenetic significance of p53 and c‐Ki‐ras gene mutations and human papillomavirus dna integration in adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix and uterine isthmus
The pathogenetic significance of p53 and c‐Ki‐ras gene mutations and genomic integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA was… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Stage IB squamous cell cancer of the cervix: clinicopathologic features related to survival.
Review
1991
Review
1991
Morbidity and survival patterns in patients after radical hysterectomy and postoperative adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy
Review
1988
Review
1988
Sonographic detection of cervical incompetence.
The diagnosis of cervical incompetence is based primarily on prior obstetrical history and clinical findings. Sonographic… 
1986
1986
Pitfalls in Sonographic Imaging of the Incompetent Uterine Cervix
Artifacts interfering with sonographic imaging of the uterine cervix in pregnancy are described. Increasing the amount of fluid… 
1984
1984
Regulatory influence of relaxin on human cervical and uterine connective tissue.
Cervical tissue was obtained from women undergoing legal abortion in the 7th-15th week of gestation and tissue from the lower… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Induction of abortion by extra-ammiotic prostaglandin administration.
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