Nerve injury caused by removal of an implantable hormonal contraceptive

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 323-326

  Wechselberger, Gottfried ^a   Wolfram, Dolores ^a   Pülzl, Petra ^a   Soelder, Elisabeth ^b   Schoeller, Thomas ^a  

^a Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hormonal contraceptive; Implanon; Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve; Nerve injury

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ETONOGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRACEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG IMPLANTATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROMA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSIBILITY; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ARM; DESOGESTREL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SKIN;

EID: 33745238116     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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