Can ultrasound replace dilation and curettage? A longitudinal evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding and transvaginal sonographic measurement of the endometrium as predictors of endometrial cancer

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 401-408

  Gull, Berit ^a   Karlsson, B ^a   Milsom, I ^a   Granberg, S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Curettage; Endometrial cancer; Postmenopausal bleeding; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037324961     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.154     Document Type: Article

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