Right endometrioma is related with more extensive obliteration of the Douglas pouch

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1483-1486

  Ulukus, Murat ^a   Yeniel, Ahmet Özgür ^a   Ergenoglu, Ahmet Mete ^a   Mermer, Timucin ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrioma; Endometriosis severity; Lateral predisposition; Ovarian cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYST; OVARY TUMOR; PERITONEAL DISEASE; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTOUTERINE POUCH OBLITERATION; RISK FACTOR; TERATOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; DOUGLAS' POUCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862732214     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2189-y     Document Type: Article

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