Gas embolism during VersaPoint hysteroscopic myomectomy

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-264

  Hunter, David C ^a   Cooper, David W ^a   Phillips, Graham ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Gas embolism; Myomectomy; VersaPoint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0035161654     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.2001.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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