Deep endometriosis conundrum: Evidence in favor of a peritoneal origin

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1043-1046

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Aimi, Giorgio ^a   Panazza, Stefania ^a   Vicentini, Sarah ^a   Pisacreta, Anna ^a   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Deep endometriosis; Endometriosis; Infiltrating endometriosis; Rectovaginal septum

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM; VAGINA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DOUGLAS' POUCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034002109     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00420-9     Document Type: Article

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