Operative hysteroscopy may transport endometrial cells into the peritoneal cavity: Report of a prospective longitudinal study

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-153

  Benifla, Jean Louis ^a   Darai, Emile ^a   Filippini, Fabrizio ^a   Walker Combrouze, Francine ^a   Crequat, Joel ^a   Madelenat, Patrick ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Endometrial cell transport into peritoneal cavity; Operative laparoscopy procedure under laparoscopy control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0030849237     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.930513.x     Document Type: Article

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