Open AccessSuccessful Use of Balloon Ablation to Treat Menorrhagia Complicating Aplastic Anemia
Author(s) -
Nancy Kim,
Theresa Donohue,
Elaine M. Sloand,
Pamela Stratton
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
gynecologic and obstetric investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-002X
pISSN - 0378-7346
DOI - 10.1159/000128601
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hysterectomy , endometrial ablation , hemostasis , aplastic anemia , bone marrow
Aplastic anemia (AA) complicated by menorrhagia is treated with transfusion and hormonal therapy. When bleeding is life-threatening, balloon endometrial ablation can safely be used to treat menorrhagia in selected patients.
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