Laparoscopic uterosacral ligament resection for dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis: Results of a randomized, controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 310-319

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Aimi, Giorgio ^a   Busacca, Mauro ^a   Apolone, Giovanni ^b   Uglietti, Anna ^a   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative pelvic surgery; Deep dyspareunia; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Pelvic pain; Quality of life; Uterosacral ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT;

EID: 0041563886     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00613-7     Document Type: Article

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