A retrospective case-control study comparing hysteroscopic resection versus hormonal modulation in treating menstrual disorders due to isthmocele

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 434-438

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   Gubbini, Giampiero ^b   Marra, Elena ^b   Dores, Daniela ^a   Nascetti, Daniela ^b   Bruni, Luca ^a   Battista, Raffaele ^a   Moncini, Irene ^a   Filippeschi, Marco ^c   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Madre Fortunata Toniolo Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar defect; hysteroscopy; isthmocele; menstrual disorders; postmenstrual abnormal uterine bleeding

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; ISTHMOCELE; ISTHMOPLASTY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; TABLET FORMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; NORPREGNENES; PROGESTINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 79955693290     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.495431     Document Type: Article

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