Bipolar radiofrequency endometrial ablation compared with hydrothermablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 819-826

  Penninx, Josien P M ^a   Willem Mol, Ben ^b   Engels, Ruben ^b   Van Rumste, Minouche M E ^b   Kleijn, Channa ^b   Koks, Carolien A M ^b   Kruitwagen, Roy F P M ^b   Bongers, Marlies Y ^b  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROTHERMABLATION; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; UTERUS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MENORRHAGIA; METRORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 77957240470     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f2e3e3     Document Type: Article

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