Surgical treatment of recurrent endometriosis: Laparotomy versus laparoscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2271-2274

  Busacca, M ^a   Fedele, L ^a,b   Bianchi, S ^a   Candiani, M ^a   Agnoli, B ^a   Raffaelli, R ^b   Vignali, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis recurrence; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031670447     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2271     Document Type: Article

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