Associated ovarian endometrioma is a marker for greater severity of deeply infiltrating endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 453-457

  Chapron, Charles ^a,b,c   Pietin Vialle, Claire ^a   Borghese, Bruno ^a,b,c   Davy, Céline ^a   Foulot, Hervé ^a   Chopin, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis; endometriosis; multifocality; ovarian endometriomas; severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEEPLY INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749133949     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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