Ten-year follow-up of endometrial ablation

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-338

  Fürst, Stine Nymann ^a   Philipsen, Torben ^a   Joergensen, Joergen Christian ^a  

^a HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional bleeding; Endometrial ablation; Hysterectomy; Hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE COAGULATION;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LASER COAGULATION; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846972686     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340601089701     Document Type: Article

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