The sonohysterographic difference in submucosal uterine fibroids and endometrial polyps treated by hysteroscopic surgery

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 941-946

  Tamura Sadamori, Riko ^a   Emoto, Makoto ^a   Naganuma, Yasuko ^a   Hachisuga, Toru ^a   Kawarabayashi, Tatsuhiko ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometrial polyp; Hysteroscopy; Sonohysterography; Uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; SURGERY;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL POLYP; HYSTEROSCOPY; SONOHYSTEROGRAPHIC (SHG); UTERINE FIBROIDS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBMUCOSA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 34447121898     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.7.941     Document Type: Article

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