Diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2386-

  Abrao, Mauricio S ^a   Podgaec, Sergio ^a   Dias Jr , João A ^a   Gonçalves, Manoel O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b DIGIMAGEM Diagnósticos Médicos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE RESECTION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 52449130140     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den304     Document Type: Letter

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