Office hysteroscopic tubal occlusion with siloxane intratubal devices (The Ovabloc® method)

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-260

  Van Der Leij, G ^a   Lammes, F B ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female sterilization; Hysteroscopy; Ovabloc ; Siloxane rubber

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0029886892     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(96)02654-9     Document Type: Article

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