In the management of abnormal uterine bleeding, is office hysteroscopy preferable to sonography? The case for hysteroscopy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-14

  Brooks, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Office hysteroscopy; Sonography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; METRORRHAGIA; OFFICE VISITS; PAIN;

EID: 33846003144     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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