Peritoneal fluid flow influences anatomical distribution of endometriotic lesions: Why Sampson seems to be right

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-134

  Bricou, Alexandre ^a   Batt, Ronald E ^b   Chapron, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic distribution; Endometriosis; Pathogenesis; Peritoneal fluid flow; Retrograde menstruation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGIOGENESIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; MENSTRUATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UTERINE TUBE; VASCULAR LESION;

EID: 44349139677     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.01.014     Document Type: Review

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