Migration of Filshie clips - Report of two cases and review of the literature

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-128

  Connolly, David ^a   McGookin, R R ^c   Wali, J ^b   Kernohan, R M ^b  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRITATION; CASE REPORT; CLIP; CYSTITIS; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY CYST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBIC BONE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; STERILIZATION, TUBAL;

EID: 26844508825     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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