Prelaparoscopic assessment of ovarian cysts in reproductive-age women

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-167

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Mais, Valerio ^a   Angiolucci, Marco ^a   Paoletti, Anna Maria ^a   Lai, Maria Paola ^a   Risalvato, Andrea ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adnexal masses; Laparoscopy; Ovarian cyst; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY CYST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOMA; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030747553     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.910516.x     Document Type: Review

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