Case report: Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata - Diagnosis by sonography

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 497-500

  Singh, Giriraj ^a   Gordon Harris, L ^a   Frazer, G B ^a   Walker, So ^a  

^a UN Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS PERITONEALIS DISSEMINATA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MESENTERY; MYOMETRIUM; OMENTUM; OVARY FOLLICLE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037623511     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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