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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Pagana, Kathleen D., and Timothy J. Pagana. Diagnostic Testing and Nursing Implications. 5th edition. St. Louis: Mosby, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Murdoch, J. A., and T. J. Gan. "Anesthesia for...
Hysteroscopy."Anesthesiology Clinics of North America 19, no. 1 (March 2001): 125–40.
Neuwirth, R. S. "Special Article: Hysteroscopy and Gynecology: Past, Present, and Future."Journal of American Association of Gynecology Laparoscopy 8, no. 2 (May 2001): 193–8.
ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 409 12th St., S.W., P.O. Box 96920, Washington, DC 20090-6920.
OTHER
Gordon, A. G. "Complications of Hysteroscopy."PracticalTraining and Research in Gynecologic Endoscopy. February 17, 2003 [cited March 13, 2003].
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Hysteroscopy is the inspection of the uterine cavity by endoscopy. It allows for the diagnosis of intrauterine pathology and serves as a method for surgical intervention (operative hysteroscopy).
Other Information
an obstetrician/gynecologist is a physician specialist who provides medical and surgical care to women and has particular expertise in pregnancy, childbirth, and disorders of the reproductive system.
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