Diagnostic accuracy and potential limitations of transvaginal sonography for bladder endometriosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 595-600

  Savelli, L ^a   Manuzzi, L ^a   Pollastri, P ^a   Mabrouk, M ^a   Seracchioli, R ^a   Venturoli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bladder; Endometriosis; Transvaginal sonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 66249147674     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7356     Document Type: Article

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