Effectiveness of presacral neurectomy in women with severe dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis who were treated with laparoscopic conservative surgery: A 1-year prospective randomized double-blind controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-10

  Zullo, Fulvio ^a   Palomba, Stefano ^a,d   Zupi, Errico ^b   Russo, Tiziana ^a   Morelli, Michele ^a   Cappiello, Fulvio ^a   Mastrantonio, Pasquale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Pelvic denervation; Presacral neurectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURECTOMY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037998681     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.358     Document Type: Article

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