Partial rollerball endometrial ablation: A modification of total ablation to treat menorrhagia without causing complications from intrauterine adhesions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 1512-1521

  McCausland, A M ^a   McCausland, V M ^a   Hayden, G E ^a   Rust, L A ^a   Smith, M R ^a   Hanns J W , Jr ^a   Laughead, M K ^a   Powers, T W ^a   Henderson, S R ^a   Tomsen, S R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Intrauterine adhesions; Menorrhagia; Total ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADHESION; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 0032975505     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70047-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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