Transvaginal ultrasonography versus uterine needle biopsy in the diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2884-2887

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Cortesi, Ilenìa ^a   De Giorgi, Olga ^a   Merlo, Daniela ^b   Carinelli, Silvestro G ^b   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Myometrium; Needle biopsy; Ultrasound; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMETRIUM; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS BIOPSY;

EID: 0031788169     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.10.2884     Document Type: Article

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