Myomas and myomectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-456

  Frishman, Gary N ^a   Jurema, Marcus W ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Laparoscopy; Myomas; Myomectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BUPIVACAINE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; ESTROGEN; FIBRIN GLUE; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HYALURONIC ACID; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; POLITEF; RALOXIFENE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADHESION; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTERY LIGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIATHERMY; DRUG FATALITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EDEMA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 26444501042     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2005.05.023     Document Type: Article

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