Is Pouch of Douglas Obliteration a Marker of Bowel Endometriosis?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-337

  Khong, Su Yen ^a,c   Bignardi, Tommaso ^a   Luscombe, Georgina ^b   Lam, Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bowel endometriosis; Bowel surgery; Laparoscopy; Pouch of Douglas obliteration; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ENDOMETRIOSIS; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DOUGLAS' POUCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 79955545706     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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