Natural history of pelvic lymphocysts as observed by ultrasonography after bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Tam, K F ^a,b   Lam, K W ^a   Chan, K K ^a   Ngan, H Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Gynecological cancer; Lymphocyst; Pelvic lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG PAIN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PELVIC LYMPHOCYST; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PELVIS TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THIGH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; PAIN; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 54849442278     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5345     Document Type: Article

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