Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided aspiration and sclerotherapy with 95% ethanol for treatment of recurrent ovarian endometriomas

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2709-2713

  Hsieh, Chia Lin ^a   Shiau, Chii Shinn ^a   Lo, Liang Ming ^a   Hsieh, T'sang T'ang ^a   Chang, Ming Yang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; ethanol; sclerotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL COUNT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CA-125 ANTIGEN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; OVARIAN DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67349239974     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.056     Document Type: Article

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