Resectoscopic treatment combined with sonohysterographic evaluation of women with postmenstrual bleeding as a result of previous cesarean delivery scar defects

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370.e1-370.e4

  Chang, Yu ^a   Tsai, Eing Mei ^b,c   Long, Cheng Yu ^a,c   Lee, Chyi Long ^d   Kay, Nari ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery scar; postmenstrual abnormal uterine bleeding; resectoscopy; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PREVIOUS CESAREAN DELIVERY SCAR DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESECTOSCOPIC SURGERY; SCAR; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 62549142257     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.038     Document Type: Article

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