Long-term follow-up after conservative surgery for rectovaginal endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1020-1024

  Fedele, Luigi ^a,d   Bianchi, Stefano ^b   Zanconato, Giovanni ^c   Bettoni, Gaia ^c   Gotsch, Francesca ^c  

^a Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

^b Ist Ostetrico Ginecologico Luigi M   (Italy)

^c Department of Surgery   (Italy)

^d Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel resection; Rectovaginal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2342442708     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.10.698     Document Type: Article

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