Outcome of the first 220 cases of endometrial balloon ablation using Cavaterm™ plus

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 680-683

  El Toukhy, T ^a   Chandakas, S ^a   Grigoriadis, T ^a   Hill, N ^a   Erian, J ^a,b  

^a Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b South London Healthcare NHS Trust Farnborough Common   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10644297329     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400008024     Document Type: Article

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