Prediction of pouch of Douglas obliteration in women with suspected endometriosis using a new real-time dynamic transvaginal ultrasound technique: The sliding sign

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 685-691

  Reid, S ^a   Lu, C ^b   Casikar, I ^a   Reid, G ^c,d,e,f   Abbott, J ^e,g   Cario, G ^d,h   Chou, D ^d   Kowalski, D ^e,i   Cooper, M ⁱ   Condous, G ^a,j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hand Unit   (Australia)

^d St George Private Hospital   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h Hurstville Community Hospital   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j Omni Gynaecological Care Sydney   (Australia)

^k Norwest Private Hospital   (Australia)

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Author keywords

deep infiltrating endometriosis; laparoscopy; pouch of Douglas obliteration; transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COLON DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIC PAIN; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PROCEDURES; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOID DISEASES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DOUGLAS' POUCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 84876556097     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12305     Document Type: Article

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