Transvaginal sonographic diagnosis of ovarian endometrioma

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-149

  Dogan M M ^a,b   Ugur M ^a   Soysal, S K ^a   Soysal, M E ^a   Ekici, E ^a   Gokmen O ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Cinnah cad Alaçam sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Endometriosis; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0343807513     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02522-7     Document Type: Article

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