Myolysis of uterine fibroids: Is there a role?

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 821-833

  Zupi, Errico ^a   Sbracia, Marco ^b   Marconi, Daniela ^b   Munro, Malcolm G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b S Giuseppe Hospital ASL RM H   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Myolysis; Myoma

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL DESTRUCTION; CRYOMYOLYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; EDEMA; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOLYSIS; MYOMECTOMY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; THERMOLYSIS; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE;

CRYOSURGERY; DIATHERMY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; LEIOMYOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750614676     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000211961.91616.78     Document Type: Review

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