Paracervical anesthesia for hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy in postmenopausal women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1014-1018

  Cicinelli, Ettore ^a,b   Didonna, Teodora ^a   Schonauer, Luca Maria ^a   Stragapede, Sara ^a   Falco, Nunziata ^a   Pansini, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Endoscopy Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Endometrium; Hysteroscopy; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGUS REFLEX; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0032428867     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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