Laparoscopic ovarian drilling using a 5-French bipolar energy probe

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 740-741

  Fernandez, Hervé ^a,b,c,d   Faivre, Erika ^a,b   Gervaise, Amélie ^a,b   Deffieux, Xavier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

drilling; laparoscopic ovarian drilling; laparoscopy; ovarian drilling; PCOS; Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DRILLING; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953722502     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.048     Document Type: Article

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