Accuracy of transvaginal sonography and rectal endoscopic sonography in the diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 994-1001

  Bazot, M ^a   Malzy, P ^a   Cortez, A ^a   Roseau, G ^b   Amouyal, P ^c   Darai E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b Centre Chirurgical Trocadéro   (France)

^c Centre d'Exploration de l'Appareil Digestif   (France)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Endometriosis; Rectal endoscopic sonography; Rectum; Transvaginal sonography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 38049160585     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4070     Document Type: Article

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