Post-menopausal endometriosis with inferior vena cava invasion requiring surgical management

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2709-2712

  Flyckt, R ^a   Lyden, S ^a   Roma, A ^a   Falcone, T ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

aromatase inhibitors; inferior vena cava; Post menopausal endometriosis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LETROZOLE;

ADULT; AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYDROURETER; HYSTERECTOMY; ILEUS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

EID: 80052904182     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der260     Document Type: Article

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