Triage for surgical management of ovarian tumors in asymptomatic women: Assessment of an ultrasound-based scoring system

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-225

  Alcazar J L ^a,b   Royo, P ^a   Jurado, M ^a   Minguez J A ^a   Garcia Manero M ^a   Laparte, C ^a   Galvan R ^a   Lopez Garcia G ^a  

^a University of Havana   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adnexal masses; Surgery; Triage; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51949113671     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5401     Document Type: Article

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