Cytologic diagnosis of peritoneal fluids

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 817-822

  Stowell, Susan B ^a,b   Wiley, Christina M ^a,c   Perez Reyes, Nuria ^a,e   Powers, Celeste N ^a,d  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Departments of Pathology and Cytotechnology   (United States)

^c SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^d Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^e WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PARACENTESIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030976182     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332709     Document Type: Article

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