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Hysteroscopic surgery: possibilities, limitations and future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

S de Blok  and
K Wamsteker
S de Blok*
Affiliation:
Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, OLV Gasthuis*, Amsterdam
K Wamsteker
Affiliation:
Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spaarne Ziekenhuis,**The Netherlands
*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, DLV Gasthuis, le oosterparkstraat 279, postbus 95500, 1090 HM Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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With hysteroscopic surgery, specific endoscopic approaches can be applied in selected cases avoiding the need for classical open surgery or even hysterectomy. The development of these surgical procedures has resulted in an increasing interest in the use of diagnostic hysteroscopy in order to identify that intrauterine pathology which is suitable for endoscopic treatment.

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Reproductive Medicine Review , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , July 1995 , pp. 101 - 113
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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