Radiology, 190(1), 11-13, 1994
Pregnancies after selective salpingography and tubal recanalization
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Topics
selective salpingography tubal recanalization pregnancy outcomes, Thurmond tubal recanalization salpingography, fallopian tube recanalization fluoroscopic guidance, proximal tubal obstruction recanalization pregnancy rates, tubal catheterization pregnancy after recanalization, interventional radiology tubal recanalization fertility, selective salpingography infertility treatment, nonsurgical tubal recanalization radiologic technique, fallopian tube occlusion catheter recanalization outcomes, tubal factor infertility salpingography treatment
PMID 8259385 8259385 DOI 10.1148/radiology.190.1.8259385 10.1148/radiology.190.1.8259385
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Thurmond, A. S. (1994). Pregnancies after selective salpingography and tubal recanalization. Radiology, 190(1), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.190.1.8259385
Thurmond AS. Pregnancies after selective salpingography and tubal recanalization. Radiology. 1994;190(1):11-13. doi:10.1148/radiology.190.1.8259385
Thurmond, A. S. "Pregnancies after selective salpingography and tubal recanalization." Radiology, vol. 190, no. 1, 1994, pp. 11-13.
Keywords
Catheterization, Constriction, Pathologic, Fallopian Tube Diseases/complications/diagnostic Imaging/therapy, Female, Humans, Hysterosalpingography, Infertility, Female/etiology, Pregnancy, Radiography, Interventional
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