Ovarian Endometrioma in an 11-Year-Old Girl before Menarche: A Case Study with Literature Review

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gogacz, M ^a   Sarzynski M ^b   Napierala R ^b   Sierocinska Sawa J ^a   Semczuk, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Municipal Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Endometrioma; OC; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENARCHE; OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OVARIAN DISEASES;

EID: 84855302246     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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