Ultrasound evaluation of uterine healing after laparoscopic intracapsular myomectomy: An observational study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2664-2670

  Tinelli, Andrea ^a   Hurst, Bradley S ^b   Mettler, Liselotte ^c   Tsin, Daniel A ^d   Pellegrino, Marcello ^a   Nicolardi, Giuseppe ^e   Dell'Edera, Domenico ^f   Malvasi, Antonio ^g  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^f Potenza/Madonna delle Grazie Hosp   (Italy)

^g Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

myoma pseudocapsule; myomectomy; neurovascular bundle; uterine fibroids; uterine scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTRAMYOMETRIAL HEMATOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC INTRACAPSULAR MYOMECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MYOMECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; UTERINE HEALING; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SCAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84864951372     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des212     Document Type: Article

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