title: Treatment of the patient without intracavitary pathology. Comparison of traditional hysteroscopic techniques for endometrial ablation.
abstract: Endometrial ablation has become a necessary and useful procedure for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in women desiring uterine conservation. Current ablation techniques are safer and more effective than earlier methods. This article explains the steps to perform laser and resectoscopic endometrial ablation and provides suggestions for making these processes more effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004598:Electrosurgery; D004717:Endometrium / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy