Outcome of laparoscopic ureterolysis for ureteral endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 418-422

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Bergamini, Valentino ^b   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Sacco, Alessandro ^a   Mueller, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; Ureteral endometriosis; ureterolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETER SURGERY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL DISEASES; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 33746331431     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.071     Document Type: Article

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