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. 2015 Oct;29(7):982-93.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2015.03.009. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Complications of hysteroscopy and how to avoid them

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Complications of hysteroscopy and how to avoid them

P M McGurgan et al. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

The advances in surgical technology such as bipolar electrosurgery, endometrial ablation devices, hysteroscopic sterilization, and morcellators have revolutionized this surgical modality. This article reviews the potential complications in hysteroscopic surgery and the means by which they may be minimized or avoided.

Keywords: complications; hysteroscopic surgery; technology; training.

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