Umbilical endometriosis: A radical excision with laparoscopic assistance

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-111

  Fedele, Luigi ^a   Frontino, Giada ^a   Bianchi, Stefano ^a   Borruto, Franco ^b   Ciappina, Nevio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyclic pain; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Navel endometriosis; Omphalectomy; Umbilical endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL ENDOMETRIOSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 77349110210     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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