Technical results of falloposcopy for infertility diagnosis in a large multicentre study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 925-930

  Rimbach, Stefan ^a   Bastert, Gunther ^a   Wallwiener, Diethelm ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*

Author keywords

Falloscopy; Hysteroscopy; Infertility; Reproductive medicine; Tubal cannulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPOSCOPY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0035006114     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.5.925     Document Type: Article

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