Endometrial ablation with NovaSure™ GEA, a pilot study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-68

  Busund, Bjorn ^a   Erno, Lars Espen ^b   Grønmark, Anne ^b   Istre, Olav ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Endometrial ablation; Endoscopy; Menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; SAFETY; SEDATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENORRHAGIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0037280474     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.820112.x     Document Type: Article

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