A prospective randomized study to evaluate leuprolide acetate treatment before laparoscopic myomectomy: Efficacy and ultrasonographic predictors

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 108-112

  Zullo, F ^a   Pellicano, M ^a   De Stefano, R ^a   Zupi, E ^a   Mastrantonio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic myomectomy; Leuprolide acetate; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CODING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0031866411     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70635-0     Document Type: Article

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