Endoscopic laser treatment of uterine malformations

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1381-1387

  Donnez, Jacques ^a   Nisolle, Michelle ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Hysteroscopy; Intrauterine septum; Nd YAG laser; Resection

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UTERUS HORN; UTERUS MALFORMATION; YAG LASER;

EID: 0030854304     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019590     Document Type: Review

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