Diagnosis of endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum using introital three-dimensional ultrasonography

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2761-2765

  Pascual, Maria Angela ^a   Guerriero, Stefano ^b   Hereter, Lourdes ^a   Barri Soldevila, Pedro ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^b   Graupera, Betlem ^a   Rodriguez, Ignacio ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

diagnosis; rectovaginal endometriosis; Three dimensional ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 78650183467     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.050     Document Type: Article

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