Transvaginal ultrasonography combined with pelvic examination in the diagnosis of ovarian endometrioma

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 523-528

  Weerakiet, Sawaek ^a   Rochanawutanon, Mana ^a   Wongkularb, Anna ^a   Rojanasakul, Aram ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endometrioma; Pelvic Examination; Transvaginal Sonography; TVS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OVARY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034182131     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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