Severe pelvic adhesions following attempted ultrasound-guided drainage of bilateral ovarian endometriomas

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2748-2750

  Garvey, Timothy S ^a   Kazer, Ralph R ^a   Milad, Magdy P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Pelvic adhesions; Ultrasound guided drainage

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

FALLOPIA; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032710607     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2748     Document Type: Article

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