Endometrial ablation with a vaporizing electrode. II. Clinical outcome of a pilot study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 688-

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Oldani, Sabina ^a   De Giorgi, Olga ^a   Milesi, Marina ^b   Merlo, Daniela ^b   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Hysteroscopy; Menorrhagia; Metrorrhagia; Uterine leiomyomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPOTTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0031717425     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770619.x     Document Type: Article

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