Focused ultrasound surgery of intramural leiomyomas may facilitate fertility: A case report

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 497.e5-497.e7

  Hanstede, Miriam M F ^a   Tempany, Clare M C ^b   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a and Reproductive Biology ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

fertility; leiomyomas; MRgFUS; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LABOR; LEIOMYOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 34547702062     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.103     Document Type: Article

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