Scar endometriosis - A gynaecologic pathology often presented to the general surgeon rather than the gynaecologist: Report of two cases

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-109

  Aydin, Özgür ^a,b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sarah Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Scar endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR ENDOMETRIOSIS; SURGEON; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGERY;

EID: 33846463834     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-006-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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