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. 2011 May 1;117(5):1228.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182175ba5.

Bipolar Radiofrequency Compared With Thermal Balloon Endometrial Ablation in the Office: A Randomized Controlled Trial

T Justin Clark  1 , Nadia Samuels, Sadia Malick, Lee Middleton, Jane Daniels, Janesh Gupta
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Bipolar Radiofrequency Compared With Thermal Balloon Endometrial Ablation in the Office: A Randomized Controlled Trial

T Justin Clark et al. Obstet Gynecol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure: Dr. Clark received £50,000 from Cytyc (now Hologic), which manufactures the NovaSure ablation system, which was used to fund a research fellow. Dr. Clark is a member of the European Advisory Board for Hologic and has received travel expenses, honoraria for lectures, and surgical training paid into a research account from Cytyc (now Hologic). Drs. Clark and Gupta have received travel expenses, honoraria for lectures, and surgical training paid into a research account from Gynecare (now Ethicon Women's Health & Urology). The other authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

References

    1. Clark TJ, Samuels NC, Malick S, Middleton LM, Daniels J, Gupta JK. Bipolar radiofrequency compared with thermal balloon endometrial ablation in the office: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2011;117:109–18.
    1. Glasser MH, Heinlein PK, Hung YY. Office endometrial ablation with local anesthesia using the HydroThermAblator system: comparison of outcomes in patients with submucous myomas with those with normal cavities in 246 cases performed over 5(1/2) years. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009;16:700–7.
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    1. Clark TJ, Gupta JK. Handbook of outpatient hysteroscopy: a complete guide to diagnosis and therapy. London (UK): Hodder Arnold; 2005.

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