Abdominopelvic tuberculosis in gynaecology: Laparoscopical and new laboratory findings

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-95

  Tinelli, Andrea ^a   Malvasi, Antonio ^b   Vergara, Daniele ^c   Martignago, Roberta ^d   Nicolardi, Giuseppe ^d   Tinelli, Raffaele ^a   Pellegrino, Marcello ^a  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b 'Santa Maria' Hospital   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CT; ELIspot; Gynaecological laparoscopy; Tuberculosis (TB); Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINOPELVIC TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NECROSIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39049155484     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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