Bilateral megaureters may masquerade as hydrosalpinges on ultrasound

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 821-823

  Choi, Janet M ^a   Wang, Jeffrey ^a   Guarnaccia, Michael M ^a   Sauer, Mark V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrosalpinx; Hydroureter; Megaureter; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; HYDROURETER; LAPAROSCOPY; MEGAURETER; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; URINALYSIS;

EID: 68249107589     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60032-6     Document Type: Article

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