Endometrial ablation with a new thermal balloon system

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-32

  Mangeshikar, Prashant S ^a   Kapur, Anupam ^a   Yackel, Douglass B ^b,c  

^a Center for Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery   (India)

^b Delta Hospital   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INDIA; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; OBSERVATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THERMAL BALLOON SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INDIA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038728432     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60230-7     Document Type: Article

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