Review of New Office-Based Hysteroscopic Procedures 2003-2009

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-448

  Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio ^a   Bettocchi, Stefano ^b   Spinelli, Marialuigia ^a   Guida, Maurizio ^a   Nappi, Luigi ^c   Angioni, Stefano ^d   Sosa Fernandez, Loredana Maria ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrode; Hysteroscopic surgery; Mechanical instruments; Miniaturized hysteroscopes; Office operative hysteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCERVICAL OSSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMETRA; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CYSTIC NEOFORMATION; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA TUMOR; VAGINAL FIBROEPITHELIAL POLYP; VAGINAL INJURY; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY;

EID: 77953667930     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.03.014     Document Type: Review

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