Two cases of leiomyoma necrosis after thermal balloon endometrial ablation

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-252

  Robson, Stephen ^a   Devine, Bronwyn ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Endometrial ablation; Leiomyoma necrosis; Thermal balloon ablation

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LEIOMYOMA NECROSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENORRHAGIA; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NEUTROPHILIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THERMAL BALLOON ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERUS TUMOR;

BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33947126458     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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