Uterine innervation after hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain with, and without, endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1650-1655

  Atwal, Gurprit ^a   Du Plessis, Daniel ^a   Armstrong, Gordon ^a   Slade, Richard ^a   Quinn, Martin ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Endometriosis; Reinnervation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INNERVATION; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RECORDING; REINNERVATION; STAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE SECTION; UTERUS;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; UTERUS;

EID: 27544508547     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.035     Document Type: Article

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