Use of the endometrial pipelle in the diagnosis of early abnormal gestations

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 593-595

  Ries, Andrea ^a   Singson, Peter ^a   Bidus, Michael ^a   Barnes, Jeff G O ^a  

^a United States Naval Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Endometrial biopsy; Endometrial pipelle; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CURETTAGE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CHORIONIC VILLI; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033835738     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00683-X     Document Type: Article

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