Uterine perforation at the time of brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Irvin, William ^a   Rice, Laurel ^a   Taylor, Peyton ^a   Andersen, Willie ^a   Schneider, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scanning; Endoscopy; Intracavitary therapy; Tandem; Ultrasound; Uterine perforation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS PERFORATION; METHODOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE PERFORATION;

EID: 0038162247     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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