How does peritoneal fluid flow influence anatomical distribution of endometriotic lesions?;Étude de la distribution anatomique des lésions endométriosiques : un argument majeur en faveur de la participation de la théorie de la régurgitation dans la physiopathologie de l'endométriose

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-333

  Bricou, A ^a   Borghese, B ^a   Batt, R E ^b   Piketty, M ^a   De Ziegler, D ^a   Chapron, C ^a  

^a Institut Cochin   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic distribution; Endometriosis; Pathogenesis; Peritoneal fluid flow; Retrograde menstruation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONEAL FLUID LEVEL; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SECRETION;

ASCITIC FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; PELVIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY;

EID: 65149101208     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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