Effectiveness of auto-cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel in the prevention of intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis: A prospective, randomized, controlled study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1918-1921

  Acunzo, Giuseppe ^a   Guida, Maurizio ^a   Pellicano, Massimiliano ^a   Tommaselli, Giovanni Antonio ^a   Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio ^a   Bifulco, Giuseppe ^a   Cirillo, Domenico ^a   Taylor, Alex ^b   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion score; Hyaluronic acid gel; Intrauterine adhesions; Operative hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; CEFIXORAL; HYALOBARRIER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

EID: 0043264896     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg368     Document Type: Article

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