The use of transvaginal sonography (TVS) for preoperative diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis;Die wertigkeit der vaginalsonographie in der präoperativen diagnostik der adenomyose und tief infiltrierenden endometriose

Praxis

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 603-607

  Hudelist, Gernot ^a   Keckstein, J ^a  

^a Landeskrankenhaus Villach   (Austria)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Preoperative diagnosis; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; BLADDER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECTOVAGINAL SPACE; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT; VAGINA;

EID: 66649086820     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.11.603     Document Type: Short Survey

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