A New Hysteroscopic Technique for the Preparation of Partially Intramural Myomas in Office Setting (OPPIuM technique): A Pilot Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 748-754

  Bettocchi, Stefano ^a   Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio ^b   Ceci, Oronzo ^a   Nappi, Luigi ^b   Guida, Maurizio ^b   Greco, Elena ^b   Pinto, Lauro ^a   Camporiale, Anna Lina ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Intramural myomas; OPPIuM; Resectoscopic myomectomy; Submucous myomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; PILOT STUDY; RESECTOSCOPIC MYOMECTOMY; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS CAVITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMA; PILOT PROJECTS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 71849118454     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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