Pipelle versus fractional curettage for the endometrial sampling in postmenopausal women

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Bunyavejchevin, Suvit ^a   Triratanachat, Surang ^a   Kankeow, Kawin ^b   Limpaphayom, Khunying Kobchitt ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sukhothai Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Endometrial Tissue Sampling; Fractional Curettage; Malignancy of Endometrium; Pipelle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CANCER;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035375526     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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