Thermal balloon endometrial destruction: The outcome of treatment of 117 women followed up for a maximum period of 4 years

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 389-395

  Friberg, Britt ^a   Ahlgren, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balloon catheter; Endometrial destruction; Menorrhagia; Thermal coagulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL BALLOON ENDOMETRIAL DESTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034487794     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.2000.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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