Conservative treatment of fibroids

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-78

  Istre, Olav ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Embolisation; Fibroids; Hysteroscopy; Laparoscopy; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ASOPRISNIL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; STEROID; TRIPTORELIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTERY CLAMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIBROID MYOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIFESTYLE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENORRHAGIA; MONOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 34250692523     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-007-0294-5     Document Type: Review

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