Surgical Hysteroscopic Treatment of Cesarean-Induced Isthmocele in Restoring Fertility: Prospective Study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-237

  Gubbini, Giampietro ^a   Centini, Gabriele ^b   Nascetti, Daniela ^a   Marra, Elena ^a   Moncini, Irene ^b   Bruni, Luca ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Florio, Pasquale ^b  

^a Madre Fortunata Toniolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar defect; Hysteroscopy; Postmenstrual abnormal uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; ISTHMOCELE; ISTHMOPLASTY; MENOPAUSE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS DISEASE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 79951859696     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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