Hysteroscopic rollerball endometrial ablation as an alternative treatment for adenomyosis with menorrhagia and/or dysmenorrhea

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1031-1036

  Preutthipan, Sangchai ^a   Herabutya, Yongyoth ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

adenomyosis; dysmenorrhea; endometrial ablation; hysteroscopic surgery; menorrhagia; rollerball ablation

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPIC ROLLERBALL ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957582344     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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