Ultrasound-guided removal of Implanon™ devices

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2582-2585

  Persaud, T ^a   Walling, M ^a,b   Geoghegan, T ^a   Buckley, O ^a   Stunell, H ^a   Torreggiani, William C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Parkside Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Implanon ; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DESOGESTREL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 54049144291     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1055-1     Document Type: Article

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