Histologic analysis of endometriomas: what the surgeon needs to know

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-366

  Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Bianchi, Antonella ^a   Bellati, Filippo ^b   Cristi, Emanuela ^a   Pernice, Milena ^b   Zullo, Marzio A ^a   Angioli, Roberto ^a   Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; endometriosis; laparoscopy; stripping technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33846581073     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.055     Document Type: Article

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