Intestinal endometriosis complicated by ileal perforation after initiation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 969.e7-969.e9

  Saito, Sayaka ^a   Murakami, Takashi ^a   Suzuki, Kichiya ^a   Terada, Yukihiro ^a   Fukushima, Kouhei ^a   Moriya, Takuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bowel endometriosis; complication; GnRH agonist

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 34848829801     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.082     Document Type: Article

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