Combined technique of excision and ablation for the surgical treatment of ovarian endometriomas: The way forward?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-302

  Muzii, Ludovico ^a   Panici, Pierluigi Benedetti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Ovarian endometrioma; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 77649228791     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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