Endometriosis: A general review and rationale for surgical therapy

Reviews in Gynaecological and Perinatal Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 168-176

  Barton Smith, P ^a   Ballard, K ^a   Kent, A S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CA 125 ANTIGEN; DANAZOL; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEVONORGESTREL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHROMOSOME 10Q; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GOLD STANDARD; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; MENSTRUATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA DISEASE;

EID: 33747818898     PISSN: 18712320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rigapp.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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