Uterine myomas during pregnancy: A longitudinal sonographic study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-365

  De Vivo, A ^a   Mancuso, A ^a   Giacobbe, A ^a   Maggio Savasta, L ^a   De Dominici, R ^a   Dugo, N ^a   Dugo, C ^a   Vaiarelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Change in volume; Pregnancy; Ultrasound; Uterine myoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUMOR BURDEN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79951940229     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8826     Document Type: Article

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