Transvaginal sonography vs. clinical examination in the preoperative diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 480-487

  Hudelist, G ^a,b   Ballard, K ^b   English, J ^c   Wright, J ^d   Banerjee, S ^d   Mastoroudes, H ^c   Thomas, A ^e   Singer, C F ^f   Keckstein, J ^b,g  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g Villach General Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

deep infiltrating endometriosis; diagnosis; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 79953141736     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8935     Document Type: Article

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