Spontaneous ovarian abscess associated with an endometrioma

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-329

  El Toukhy, T ^a,b   Hanna, L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; HEMOSIDERIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MACROPHAGE; OVARY ABSCESS; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; OVARIAN CYSTS;

EID: 34247617758     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701269259     Document Type: Article

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