Asymptomatic postmenopausal simple ovarian cyst

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 803-809

  Oyelese, Yinka ^a   Kueck, Angela S ^a   Barter, James F ^a   Zalud, Ivica ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; OVARY DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0036885704     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200212000-00004     Document Type: Review

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