Transvaginal ultrasonography of rectosigmoid endometriosis: Interobserver variation of lesion size

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 264-268

  Egekvist, Anne Gisselmann ^a   Forman, Axel ^a   Seyer Hansen, Mikkel ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bowel; deep infiltrating endometriosis; endometriosis; interobserver; rectosigmoid; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SIGMOID; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 84856091739     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01308.x     Document Type: Article

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