Treatment of non-atypic endometrial hyperplasia using thermal balloon endometrial ablation therapy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Järvelä, Ilkka Y ^a   Santala, Markku ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Progestin, endometrial hyperplasia; Thermal balloon endometrial ablation therapy, endometrial hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTINS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 21044444766     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084142     Document Type: Article

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