Diagnosis of Mullerian anomalies in adults: evaluation of practice

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 219-222

  Mazouni, Chafika ^a   Girard, Guillaume ^a   Deter, Russell ^b   Haumonte, Jean Baptiste ^a   Blanc, Bernard ^a   Bretelle, Florence ^a  

^a Marseille Public Hospital System   (France)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; imaging techniques; infertility; Mullerian anomalies; ultrasound; uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMETRA; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

ADULT; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULLERIAN DUCTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 38049169281     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.044     Document Type: Article

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