Resectoscopic Correction of the "Isthmocele" in Women with Postmenstrual Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Secondary Infertility

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-175

  Gubbini, Giampietro ^a   Casadio, Paolo ^b   Marra, Elena ^b  

^a Madre Fortunata Toniolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; ISTHMOCELE; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39749122879     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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