Efficacy and satisfaction rate comparing endometrial ablation by rollerball electrocoagulation to uterine balloon thermal ablation in a randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Van Zon Rabelink, Ingrid A A ^a   Vleugels, Michel P H ^b   Merkus, Hans M W M ^c   De Graaf, Ruurd ^c  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Riverland Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Endometrial ablation; Menorrhagia; Rollerball electrocoagulation; Thermachoice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 1942539866     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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