Polypectomy in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding: Effectiveness of hysteroscopic removal

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-63

  Henriquez, Dacia D C A ^a   van Dongen, Heleen ^a   Wolterbeek, Ron ^a   Jansen, Frank Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial polyps; Operative hysteroscopy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYPECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEVONORGESTREL; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 33846013957     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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