The retroverted uterus: Ignored to date but core to prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 555-558

  Haylen, Bernard T ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prolapse; Retroverted uterus; Transvaginal ultrasound; Uterine retroversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVERTED UTERUS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UROLOGY; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

EID: 33750056672     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-0051-0     Document Type: Article

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