Operative Office Hysteroscopy without Anesthesia: Analysis of 4863 Cases Performed with Mechanical Instruments

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-61

  Bettocchi, Stefano ^a,b   Ceci, O ^a   Nappi, L ^a   Di Venere, R ^a   Masciopinto, V ^a   Pansini, V ^a   Pinto, L ^a   Santoro, A ^a   Cormio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYP; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX POLYP; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 1642345062     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60012-6     Document Type: Article

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