Use of computed tomography guidance and mammographic hook wires to remove displaced, embedded contraceptive rods

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 422-423

  Weiner, Harvey M ^a,b   Dimarcangelo, Mark T ^a   Heim, John A ^a   Principato, Robert ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b Casa Bianca Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Foreign body localization; Levonorgestrel system; Mammographic hook wire localization; Norplant subdermal contraceptive system

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARM; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MAMMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030187136     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1996.96.7.422     Document Type: Article

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