Ultrasound guided aspiration of endometrioma - A new therapeutic modality to improve reproductive outcome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-23

  Mittal, S ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Verma, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Infertility; Interventional sonography; Ovary; Ultrasound guided aspiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUD GUIDED ASPIRATION;

EID: 0032962690     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00218-5     Document Type: Article

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