Improving results of hysteroscopic submucosal myomectomy for menorrhagia by concomitant endometrial ablation

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-260

  Loffer, Franklin D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Hysteroscopy; Menorrhagia; Myomectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PREMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20444387560     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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