The arcuate uterine anomaly: A critical appraisal of its diagnostic and clinical relevance

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 449-454

  Mucowski, Sara J ^a   Herndon, Christopher N ^b   Rosen, Mitchell P ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCUATE UTERINE ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 77956198461     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3181efb0db     Document Type: Review

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