Correlation between laparoscopic and histopathologic diagnosis of endometriosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-276

  Wanyonyi, Sikolia Z ^a   Sequeira, Evan ^a   Mukono, Samuel G ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endometriosis; Histology; Histopathology; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KENYA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MICROSCOPY; OVARY; PARITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 80955144077     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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