Is laparoscopy still the gold standard in infertility assessment? A comparison of fertiloscopy versus laparoscopy in infertility: Results of an international multicentre prospective trial: The 'FLY' (Fertiloscopy-Laparoscopy) study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 834-839

  Watrelot, A ^a   Nisolle, M ^b   Chelli, H ^c   Hocke, C ^d   Rongieres C ^e   Racinet, C ^f  

^a CRES (Ctr Res d'Etude la Steril)   (France)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c CHU Tunis   (Tunisia)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^e SIHCUS CMCO Centre Medico Chirurgical et Obstetrical   (France)

^f UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Fertiloscopy; Hydrolaparoscopy; Infertility; Laparoscopy; Multicentre trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILOSCOPY; HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS; PERITONEUM; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM PERFORATION; SAFETY; SALPINGOSTOMY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGEON; ULTRASOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0037386280     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg180     Document Type: Article

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