Is laparoscopy the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis?

European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-119

  Brosens, I A ^a   Brosens, J J ^b  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL HYDROLAPAROSCOPY; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0033986893     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00184-0     Document Type: Editorial

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