Atypical endometriosis revisited: Clinical and biochemical evaluation of the different forms of superficial implants

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 739-742

  Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Marana, Riccardo ^b   Brunetti, Luigi ^b   Orlando, Giustino ^a   Michelotto, Barbara ^c   Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Pelvic pain; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; LAPAROSCOPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; DINOPROST; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033799855     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)01512-0     Document Type: Article

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