Scar Abscess Six Years after Cesarean Section: Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Management

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 785-788

  Diaz Garcia, César ^a   Estellés, Juan Gilabert ^a   Escrivá, Alicia Marzál ^a   Hidalgo Mora, Juan José ^a   Torregrosa, Rafael Romaguera ^a   Sancho, Javier Monleón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abscess; Aspiration; Cesarean section; Hysteroscopy; Laparoscopy; Scar; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PELVIS; SCAR; SCAR ABSCESS; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS CAVITY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; UTERUS;

EID: 71849088262     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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