Midterm outcome of radiofrequency thermal ablation for symptomatic uterine myomas

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2081-2085

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Bergamini, Valentino ^b   Scarperi, Stefano ^b   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a   Franchi, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroid; Laparoscopy; Myolysis; Myoma; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35448981496     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9307-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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