Conservative surgical management of endometriosis in women with pelvic pain

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 546-558

  Frishman, Gary N ^a   Salak, Jessica R ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced laparoscopy; Implementation; Laparoscopic skills training; Residency

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANASTROZOLE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; DANAZOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GOSERELIN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SCLEROSING AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADHESION; APPENDECTOMY; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; NEURECTOMY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADHESIONS; APPENDECTOMY; DRAINAGE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIC PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 33750625581     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.06.023     Document Type: Review

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