Diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography for deep pelvic endometriosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Bazot, M ^a   Thomassin, I ^a   Hourani, R ^a   Cortez, A ^a   Darai, E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Bladder ultrasound; Deep pelvic endometriosis; Endometriosis; Intestinal ultrasound; Transvaginal sonography; Uterosacral ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 4043124720     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1108     Document Type: Article

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