Increased occurrence of tubo-ovarian abscesses in women with stage III and IV endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 498-499

  Chen, Mei Jou ^a,b   Yang, Jehn Hsiahn ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVIDUCT; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES; PARITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4143052383     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.01.032     Document Type: Article

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