Overcoming the challenging cervix: Techniques to access the uterine cavity

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Christianson, Mindy S ^a   Barker, Matthew A ^b   Lindheim, Steven R ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical stenosis; Laminaria; Misoprostol; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PLACEBO;

CURETTAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAMINARIA; LASER SURGERY; MEDLINE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; STENOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVIX UTERI; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DILATATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAMINARIA; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

EID: 37549030167     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0b013e318150676d     Document Type: Review

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