The "neurologic hypothesis": A new concept in the pathogenesis of the endometriosis?

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-111

  Possover, Marc ^a,c   Rhiem, Kerstin ^a   Chiantera, Vito ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Department of Gynecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopic vaginal surgery; Sympathetic nerve system

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 23844457298     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-004-0070-8     Document Type: Article

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