How representative are Pipelle endometrial biopsies? A retrospective analysis of 324 biopsies followed by transcervical resection of the endometrium or hysterectomy

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-281

  Krampl, Elisabeth ^a   Søby, Bjarne ^a   Istre, Olav ^a  

^a Central Hospital of Hedmark   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0030691209     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.1210540.x     Document Type: Article

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