Medium-term clinical outcome of women with menorrhagia treated by rollerball endometrial ablation versus abdominal hysterectomy with conservation of at least one ovary

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 442-446

  Mousa, Hatem A ^a,d   Abou El Senoun, Ghada M S ^b   Mahmood, Tahir A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Danazol; GnRH analog; Hysterectomy; Quality of life; Rollerball endometrial ablation

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GOSERELIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OVARY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035009372     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.080005442.x     Document Type: Article

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