Surgery for ovarian masses during childhood and adolescence: A report of 79 cases

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-227

  Piippo, Saila ^a   Mustaniemi, L ^a   Lenko, H ^a   Aine, R ^a   Maenpaa J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Ovarian masses; Ovarian neoplasms; Sonography; Surgery, ovarian; Tumors, pediatric

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYST; OVARY TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 0033358834     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(99)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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