Diagnosis and management of simple ovarian cysts: An audit

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-31

  Simcock, Bryony ^a,c   Anderson, N ^b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHRISTCHURCH WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Cyst fluid; Gynaecological surgical procedures; Laparoscopy; Ovarian cysts; Ovarian neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CYST; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OVARIAN CYSTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15244350108     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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