Sonorectovaginography: A new sonographic technique for imaging of the posterior compartment of the pelvis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1479-1483

  Bignardi, Tommaso ^a   Condous, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Sonography; Sonovaginography

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; LAPAROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; NORMATIVE DATA; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SONOVAGINOGRAPHY; STERILE SALINE; URINARY CATHETERS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RECTUM; SONORECTOVAGINOGRAPHY; URINARY CATHETER; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

EID: 54149097130     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1479     Document Type: Article

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