Focused ultrasound therapy of vulvar dystrophies: a feasibility study

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 915-921

  Li, Chengzhi ^a   Bian, Duhong ^a   Chen, Wenzhi ^a   Zhao, Chunliang ^a   Yin, Niangang ^a   Wang, Zhibiao ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VASCULARIZATION; VULVA; VULVA DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VULVA SQUAMOUS HYPERPLASIA;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

CD34 ANTIGEN; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN;

EID: 16244419360     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000139835.34168.b0     Document Type: Article

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