Endoscopically monitored canalization for treatment of congenital cervical atresia: the least invasive approach

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 313-316

  El Saman, Ali M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; pelvic pains; Uterine cervix atresia; vagina malformation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGENITAL CERVICAL ATRESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETHRA FUNCTION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VAGINA APLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952543213     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.079     Document Type: Article

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