Follow-up report on a randomized controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain associated with minimal to moderate endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1070-1074

  Sutton, Christopher J G ^a   Pooley, Andrew S ^a   Ewen, Simon P ^a   Haines, Patricia ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laser laparoscopy; Natural history; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031437028     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00403-2     Document Type: Article

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