AAGL practice report: Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometrial polyps

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-10

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Author keywords

Diagnosis of endometrial polyp; Endometrial polyp; Hysteroscopic management; Malignancy in endometrial polyp

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE BLEEDING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYPS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84455206424     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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