Anatomical distribution of pelvic deep infiltrating endometriosis and its relationship with pain symptoms

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 209-213

  Dai, Yi ^a   Leng, Jin Hua ^a   Lang, Jing He ^a   Li, Xiao Yan ^a   Zhang, Jun Ji ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Endometriosis; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PELVIC ADHESION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT NODULE; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862916486     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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