Office hysteroscopy versus transvaginal ultrasonography in the evaluation of patients with excessive uterine bleeding

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1678-1682

  Towbin, N A ^a   Gviazda, I M ^a   March, C M ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnostic hysteroscopy; excessive uterine bleeding; office hysteroscopy; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; MYOMA; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; POLYP; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0030057124     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70196-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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