Retained intrauterine device as an unusual cause of postmenopausal bleeding

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Ding, Dah Ching ^a,b   Hsu, Senzan ^a   Chu, Ta Wei ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Intrauterine device; Postmenopausal bleeding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; POSTMENOPAUSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 33750899550     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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