Comparison of surgery alone and combined surgical-medical treatment in the management of symptomatic uterine adenomyoma

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 876-885

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a   Liu, Wei Min ^b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^c   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenomyoma; conservative surgery; gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; surgical medical management

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPLIN DEPOT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOMYOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOMYOMA; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69049086013     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1744     Document Type: Article

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