Rectus abdominis muscle endometriosis: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 902-906

  Giannella, Luca ^a   La Marca, Antonio ^b   Ternelli, Giliana ^a   Menozzi, Glennis ^a  

^a 'C Magati' Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

abdominal wall; endometriosis; rectus abdominis muscle; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; ABDOMINAL WALL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954935905     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01236.x     Document Type: Article

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