Endometriosis in a trocar tract: Is it really a rare condition? A case report

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-69

  Farace, F ^a,b   Gallo, A ^a   Rubino, C ^a   Manca, A ^a   Campus, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometriosis, diagnosis; Laparoscopy; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SCAR; TROCAR;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244505314     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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