Endometrial Thermal Balloon Ablation in Women with Previous Cesarean Delivery: Pilot Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 358-360

  Gangadharan, Aparna ^a   Revel, Ariel ^a   Shushan, Asher ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Complication; Menorrhagia; Thermal balloon ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METRORRHAGIA; PARITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMENOPAUSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953264222     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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