Combining the uterine depletion procedure and myomectomy may be useful for treating symptomatic fibroids

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Liu, Wei Min ^a   Tzeng, Chii Ruey ^a   Yi Jen, Chen ^b   Wang, Peng Hui ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

myomectomy; uterine arteries ligation; Uterine depletion procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ATERY LIGATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LIGATION; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 3242780151     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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