Detection of peritoneal endometriotic lesions by autofluorescence laparoscopy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 949-954

  Buchweitz, Olaf ^a   Staebler, Annette ^b   Tio, Joke ^a   Kiesel, Ludwig ^a  

^a Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Autofluorescence; Endometriosis; Fluorescence diagnosis; Peritoneal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748796406     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.02.044     Document Type: Article

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