Peritoneal endometriosis and 'endometriotic' nodules of the rectovaginal septum are two different entities

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 362-368

  Donnez, J ^a   Nisolle, M ^a   Smoes, P ^a   Gillet, N ^a   Beguin, S ^a   Casanas Roux, F ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adenomyoma; Endometriosis; peritoneum; rectovaginal

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPLASIA; MITOSIS INDEX; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; VAGINA;

EID: 0030480314     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58501-x     Document Type: Article

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