Endometrial Balloon Ablation as a Therapy for Intractable Uterine Bleeding in an Adolescent

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 119-121

  Zurawin, Robert K ^a   Pramanik, Sudeep ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial balloon ablation; Endometrium:surgery; Jehovah's Witness, medical prescriptions; Religious beliefs and medicine; Uterine hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MENORRHAGIA; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RELIGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRISTIANITY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MENORRHAGIA; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035431595     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(01)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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