Cryomyolysis, a new procedure for the conservative treatment of uterine fibroids

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Zreik, Tony G ^a   Rutherford, Thomas J ^a   Palter, Steven F ^a   Troiano, Robert N ^a   Williams, Ena ^a   Brown, Janis M ^a   Olive, David L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOT LUPROLON; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0031778212     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(98)80008-X     Document Type: Article

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