The management of Asherman syndrome: A review of literature

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Conforti, Alessandro ^a   Alviggi, Carlo ^a   Mollo, Antonio ^a   De Placido, Giuseppe ^a   Magos, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asherman syndrome; Endometrial regeneration; Hysteroscopy; Intrauterine adhesion

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

CELL REGENERATION; CURETTAGE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FOLEY BALLOON CATHETER; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; INTRAUTERINE BALLOON STENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STENT; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

FEMALE; GYNATRESIA; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 84891026814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-118     Document Type: Review

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