Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 878-884

  Abbott, Jason ^a   Hawe, Jed ^b   Hunter, David ^c   Holmes, Michael ^d   Finn, Paul ^e   Garry, Ray ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b United Kingdom ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; laparoscopic surgery; pain; quality of life; randomized controlled surgical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 5144234431     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.046     Document Type: Article

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