An alternative approach for removal of placental remnants: Hysteroscopic morcellation

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 796-802

  Hamerlynck, Tjalina W O ^a   Blikkendaal, Mathijs D ^b   Schoot, Benedictus C ^c   Hanstede, Miriam M F ^d   Jansen, Frank Willem ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopic morcellation; Hysteroscopic morcellator; Operative hysteroscopy; Placental remnants; Residual placental tissue

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRIC SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPIC MORCELLATION; INTRAUTERINE ADHESION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS PERFORATION;

HYSTEROSCOPIC MORCELLATION; HYSTEROSCOPIC MORCELLATOR; OPERATIVE HYSTEROSCOPY; PLACENTAL REMNANTS; RESIDUAL PLACENTAL TISSUE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886816392     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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