Hysteroscopic septum resection of complete septate uterus with cervical duplication, sparing the double cervix in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions or infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2643-2649

  Wang, Jian Hua ^a   XU, Kai Hong ^a   Lin, Jun ^a   Chen, Xue Zhen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

cervical duplication; Hysteroscopy; infertility; laparoscopy; recurrent abortions; septum resection; ultrasound; uterine septum; vaginal septum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE SEPTATE UTERUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; OBSTETRICS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT ABORTION; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX DUPLICATION; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; UTERUS;

EID: 67349246595     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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