Diagnosis of pelvic adhesions in patients with endometrioma: the role of transvaginal ultrasonography

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 742-746

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Garau, Nicoletta ^a   Alcazar, Juan Luis ^b   Mais, Valerio ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

endometrioma; Pelvic adhesions; sensitivity; specificity; transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC ADHESION; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE ADHESIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953715575     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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