A case of inguinal endometriosis with difficulty in preoperative diagnosis

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-164

  Hagiwara, Y ^b   Hatori, M ^a   Katoh, H ^b   Kokubun, S ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Inguinal tumor; Round ligament of uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; ROUND LIGAMENT;

EID: 0142259343     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-125     Document Type: Article

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