Saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS)

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-193

  Allahbadia, Gautam N ^a,b   Kadam, Kaushal ^a   Allahbadia, Swati ^b  

^a Near Otters Club   (India)

^b Prince Aly Khan Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Saline infusion sonohysterography; SIS; Transvaginal sonography; Uterine cavity

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAMOXIFEN;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; INFERTILITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; POLYP; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 4444231594     PISSN: 14717697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rigp.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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