Vaginal sonosalpingography in the evaluation of tubal patency

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 978-982

  Inki, Pirjo ^a   Palo, Pertti ^a   Anttila, Leena ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Infertility; Laparoscopy; Sonosalpingography; Tubal patency

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SYNCOPE; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0032435229     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.771006.x     Document Type: Article

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