Endometrial micropolyps at fluid hysteroscopy suggest the existence of chronic endometritis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1386-1389

  Cicinelli, Ettore ^a   Resta, Leonardo ^a   Nicoletti, Roberto ^a   Zappimbulso, Valeria ^a   Tartagni, Massimo ^a   Saliani, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic endometritis; Endometrial micropolyps; Hysteroscopy; Saline distention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDEMA; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FLUID HYSTEROSCOPY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 20344376173     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh779     Document Type: Article

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