Intrauterine adhesions (IUA): Has there been progress in understanding and treatment over the last 20 years?

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-211

  Panayotidis, Costas ^a   Weyers, Steven ^b   Bosteels, Jan ^c   Van Herendael, Bruno ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d ZNA Stuivenberg   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amenorrhoea; Asherman's syndrome; Hysteroscopic adhesiolysis; Infertility; Intrauterine adhesions; Operative hysteroscopy; Uterine synechia

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; MISOPROSTOL; PHENYTOIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISSECTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROSURGERY; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; MENSTRUATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS PERFORATION; UTERUS SYNECHIA; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

EID: 68949116167     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-008-0421-y     Document Type: Review

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