A European survey of the complications of a uterine thermal balloon ablation system in 5800 women

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 171-176

  Rogerson, Lynne ^a   Duffy, Sean ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Complications; Endometrial; European survey; ThermaChoice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; TRANSCERVICAL ENDOMETRIUM RESECTION; UTERINE THERMAL BALLOON ABLATION SYSTEM;

EID: 0038460757     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.2002.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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