Early detection of imperforate hymen prevents morbidity from delays in diagnosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1008-1012

  Posner, Jill C ^a,b   Spandorfer, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematocolpos; Hematometrocolpos; Hydrocolpos; Hydrometrocolpos; Imperforate hymen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA ATRESIA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HYMEN; INFANT; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINA DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMEN; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINATION DISORDERS; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 23244460041     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0183     Document Type: Article

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