Laparoscopic bipolar coagulation for the conservative treatment of adenomyomata

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  Phillips, Douglas R ^a,b,d   Nathanson, Howard G ^a,b   Milim, Steven J ^a,c   Haselkorn, Joan S ^a,c  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^b SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN;

ADENOMYOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029911976     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(96)80103-4     Document Type: Article

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