Laparoscopic vaporization of diaphragmatic endometriosis in a woman with epigastric pain: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-66

  Mangal, Rakesh ^a,d   Taskin, Omur ^b   Nezhat, Camran ^c   Franklin, Robert ^a  

^a Woman's Hospital of Texas   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

diaphragm; endometriosis; vaporization, laser

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030071055     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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