The prognostic significance of minimal intracystic vegetations during operative laparoscopy for adnexal masses in women of reproductive age

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-244

  Caruana, Paul ^a   Marana, Riccardo ^a   Catalano, Giovan Fiore ^a   Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Pedulla, Sergio ^a   Mancuso, Salvatore ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030070961     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(96)80007-7     Document Type: Article

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