Transvaginal sonography for preoperative assessment of deep endometriosis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Fratelli, Nicola ^a   Scioscia, Marco ^a   Bassi, Emma ^a   Musola, Mariella ^a   Minelli, Luca ^a   Trivella, Giamberto ^a  

^a Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Gynecology; Laparoscopy; Sonography; Transvaginal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872421068     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22018     Document Type: Article

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