Deep infiltrating endometriosis: Imaging features and laparoscopic correlation

Journal of Endometriosis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-212

  Kondo, William ^a,b   Zomer, Monica Tessmann ^a,b   Pinto, Erick Przybysz ^c   Ribeiro, Reitan ^b   Ribeiro, Maria Fernanda Caboclo ^c   Trippia, Cesar Rodrigo ^c,d,e   Trippia, Carlos Henrique ^c,d,e  

^a Sugisawa Medical Center   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Vita Batel   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Sao Vicente   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DAS GRAÇAS   (Brazil)

^e Roentgen Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; IMAGING; KIDNEY; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIAN ENDOMETRIOMA; OVARY; PELVIS; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER; URETER DISEASE; URETER ENDOMETRIOSIS; URETHRA; UTERUS;

EID: 84864094284     PISSN: 20359969     EISSN: 2036282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JE.2012.9068     Document Type: Article

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