Endometriosis associated with hemothorax

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-46

  Lee, Hung Tsung ^a   Wang, Hong Chung ^a   Huang, Ia Tang ^a   Chang, Huang Chou ^a   Lu, Jau Yeong ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Hemothorax; Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CANCER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MULTIPARA; PELVIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURISY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SHOULDER PAIN; THORACOSCOPY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 31344456169     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70110-8     Document Type: Article

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