Ultrasound localisation and removal of non-palpable Implanon implants

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-228

  James, Phillip ^a   Trenery, John ^a  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraceptive agent (female); Desogestrel; Devise removal; Drug implants; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography (interventional)

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD VESSEL; DISSECTION; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCISION; NERVE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARM; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DESOGESTREL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33745940944     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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