Predicting the presence of rectovaginal endometriosis from the clinical history: A retrospective observational study

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-495

  Griffiths, A N ^a,b   Koutsouridou, R N ^a   Penketh, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Mariss House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endometriosis; Rectovaginal; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APAREUNIA; ARTICLE; BLOATING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL ENDOMETRIOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TISSUE SECTION;

DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL RECORDS; NAUSEA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 34548055649     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701405721     Document Type: Article

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