Diagnosis and Management of Endometrial Polyps: A Critical Review of the Literature

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 569-581

  Salim, S ^a   Won, H ^a,b   Nesbitt Hawes, E ^a,b   Campbell, N ^a   Abbott, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abnormal uterine bleeding; Endometrial polyps; Hysteroscopic polypectomy; Infertility; Malignancy; Polypectomy

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DIMETHISTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; TIBOLONE;

CINAHL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; EMBASE; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MEDLINE; POLYPECTOMY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS BLEEDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; POLYPS; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; UTERUS;

EID: 80052038355     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.05.018     Document Type: Review

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