Does hydrothermal ablation avoid hysterectomy? Long-term follow-up

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207.e1-207.e8

  Kopeika, Julia ^a   Edmonds, Simon E ^a   Mehra, Gautam ^a   Hefni, Mohamed A ^a  

^a Benenden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amenorrhea rate; hysterectomy rate following hydrothermal ablation; long term success rate of hydrothermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BLEEDING; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROTHERMAL ABLATION; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENORRHAGIA; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 79952317374     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.908     Document Type: Conference Paper

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