Adhesions and pain in women with first diagnosis of endometriosis: Results from a cross-sectional study

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Busacca, Mauro ^a   Mais, Valerio ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^a   Venturini, Pier Luigi ^a   Cipriani, Sonia ^a   Ciavattini, A ^a   Baiocchi, R ^a   Scollo, P ^a   Muriana, A ^a   Campione, S ^a   Guazzelli, G ^b   Spolaor, L ^b   Bianchi, A ^a   Martinello, R ^a   Bracco, G L ^c   Coccia, M E ^c   Aretini, M ^a   Franchini, M ^a   Allegra, S Puglisi ^d   Meroni, N ^d   Radaelli, U ^d   Bertulessi, C ^a   Vignali, M ^a   Campagna, A ^a   Pieroni, A ^e   Dal Pozzo, G ^e   Cobellis, I ^a   Trossarelli, G F ^a   Zingaro, L ^a   Gerli, S ^a   Baiocchi, G ^a   Ceccarelli, T ^a   Di Nisio, Q ^a   De Simone, P ^a   Di Francesco, A ^a   Cela, V ^a   Genazzani, A R ^a   Liguori, S ^a   Sesti, F ^a   Piccione, E ^a   Bonifacio, S ^a   Virra, E ^a   Corrado, G ^a   Porpora, M G ^a   Pittino, M ^f   Del Frate, G ^f   Dessole, S ^a   Capobianco, G ^a   Multinu, A ^a   Micalef, S ^a   Seinera, P ^a   Marchino, G L ^g   Gennarelli, G ^g   De Seta, F ^a   Guaschino, S ^a   Troiano, L ^a   Beretta, P ^a   Bernasconi, L ^a   Annunziata, S Maria ^a   Melloni, Macedonio ^a   Neri, S Filippo ^a   Elena, Regina ^a   Vergata, Tor ^a   Anna, S ^a   more..

^a Clinica Ostetrica ^*

^b NONE   (Italy)

^c University Careggi   (Italy)

^d Emergency Department Latisana General Hospital   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

^g Clinica Ostetrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Endometriosis; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM ADHESION; RATING SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 31144454438     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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