Correspondence between hysteroscopic and histologic findings in women with chronic endometritis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1061-1065

  Cicinelli, Ettore ^a   Tinelli, Raffaele ^a   Lepera, Achiropita ^a   Pinto, Vincenzo ^a   Fucci, Mariarosa ^a   Resta, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic endometritis; Endometrial biopsy; Endometrial micropolyps; Histology; Hysteroscopy; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ENDOMETRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; HYSTEROSCOPY; POLYPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954855054     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349.2010.498496     Document Type: Article

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