The second time around: reproductive performance after repetitive versus primary surgery for endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1253-1255

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^b   Daguati, Raffaella ^b   Barbara, Giussy ^a   Abbiati, Annalisa ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

conservative surgery; Endometriosis; infertility; recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 70349580748     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.037     Document Type: Article

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