Successful treatment of severe uterine synechiae with transcervical resectoscopy combined with laminaria tent

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 943-947

  Chen, Fang Ping ^a   Soong, Yung Kui ^a   Hui, Yu Ling ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laminaria tent; Transcervical resectoscopy; Uterine synechiae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

LAMINARIA;

EID: 0030927332     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.943     Document Type: Article

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