The Impact of Alternative Treatment for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding on Hysterectomy Rates in a Tertiary Referral Center

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  van Dongen, Heleen ^a   van de Merwe, Amy G ^a   de Kroon, Cornelis D ^a   Jansen, Frank Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Hysterectomy; Hysteroscopic surgery; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine device; Premenopausal

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57749112128     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.09.608     Document Type: Article

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