The use of different size-hysteroscope in office hysteroscopy: Our experience

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 288, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1355-1359

  Romani, Federica ^a   Guido, Maurizio ^a   Morciano, Andrea ^a   Martinez, Daniela ^a   Gaglione, Raffaele ^a   Lanzone, Antonio ^b   Selvaggi, Luigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hysteroscope size; Hysteroscopy; Office procedure; Pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX POLYP; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MALFORMATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPES; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84889046715     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2932-7     Document Type: Article

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