Removal of non-palpable etonogestrel implants

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-91

  Mansour, Diana ^a   Walling, Martyn ^b   Glenn, Derek ^c   Egarter, Christian ^d   Graesslin, Olivier ^e   Herbst, Josef ^f   Fraser, Ian S ^g  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Parkside Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^e REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Paracelsus Klinik Marl   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL; LIDOCAINE;

CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FORCEPS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCISION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 42249115542     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/jfp.34.2.89     Document Type: Review

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