Saline infusion sonohysterography - An effective tool for evaluation of the endometrial cavity in women with abnormal uterine bleeding

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-142

  Mathew, Mariam ^a   Gowri, Vaidyanathan ^a   Rizvi, Syed Gauhar ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Hysteroscopy; Saline infusion sonohysterography; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; METHODOLOGY; METRORRHAGIA; POLYP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS CANCER; VAGINA;

ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; POLYPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; VAGINA;

EID: 74049121859     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903284919     Document Type: Article

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