Serious and deadly complications from pregnancy after endometrial ablation: Two case reports and review of the literature

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 609-613

  Laberge, P Y ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Endometrial ablation; Maternal death; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; METRORRHAGIA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA INCRETA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RETINAL MIGRAINE; SYMPTOM; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERINE RUPTURE;

EID: 52949143479     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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