Abdominal wall endometriosis: a surgeon's perspective and review of 445 cases

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Horton, John D ^a   DeZee, Kent J ^a   Ahnfeldt, Eric P ^a   Wagner, Michel ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall endometriosis; Cutaneous endometriosis; Ectopic endometriosis; Extrapelvic endometriosis; Incisional endometriosis; Scar endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL ENDOMETRIOSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 47049122225     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.035     Document Type: Review

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