Diagnostic value of hysteroscopy and hysterosonography in endometrial abnormalities in asymptomatic postmenopausal women

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 278, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-244

  Gumus, Ilknur Inegol ^a   Keskin, Esra Aktepe ^a   Kiliç, Elif ^a   Aker, Aylin ^a   KafalI, Hasan ^a   Turhan, Nilgün Öztürk ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic postmenopausal women; Endometrial abnormalities; Hysteroscopy; Hysterosonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 48349119260     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0560-4     Document Type: Article

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