Laminaria Tent vs Misoprostol for Cervical Priming before Hysteroscopy: Randomized Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 708-712

  Lin, Yu Hung ^a,b   Hwang, Jiann Loung ^a,c   Seow, Kok Min ^a,b   Huang, Lee Wen ^a,b   Chen, Heng Ju ^a,b   Hsieh, Bih Chwen ^a,b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Laminaria; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAMINARIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREMENOPAUSE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; UTERINE CERVIX PRIMING; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAMINARIA; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 71849099955     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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