Office hysteroscopic metroplasty: Three "diagnostic criteria" to differentiate between septate and bicornuate uteri

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 324-328

  Bettocchi, Stefano ^a   Ceci, Oronzo ^a   Nappi, Luigi ^a   Pontrelli, Giovanni ^a   Pinto, Lauro ^a   Vicino, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopic metroplasty; Hysteroscopy; Metroplasty; Office hysteroscopy; Operative office hysteroscopy; Uterine septum

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCISION; INNERVATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; VASCULARIZATION;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 34247585148     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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