Ultrasound guided aspiration of benign ovarian cysts: An alternative to surgery?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-137

  Balat, Ozcan ^a   Sarac, Kaya ^a   Sonmez, Suha ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cysts; Ovary; Therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030010732     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0720-048X(95)00719-7     Document Type: Article

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