Endometriosis of the inguinal canal mimicking a hernia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Mashfiqul, M A S ^a   Chintana, C W ^a   Tan, Yu Meng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Groin mass; Hernia; Inguinal canal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FROZEN SECTION; INGUINAL HERNIA; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; ROUND LIGAMENT;

EID: 34250890839     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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