Accuracy of laparoscopy for assessing patients with endometriosis

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 305-308

  de Almeida Filho, Dilermando Pereira ^a   de Oliveira, Laerte Justino ^a   do Amaral, Vivian Ferreira ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Histology; Infertility; Laparoscopy; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS BIOPSY;

EID: 70349574476     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802008000600002     Document Type: Article

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