Uterine sliding sign: A simple sonographic predictor for presence of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 692-695

  Hudelist, G ^a,b   Fritzer, N ^a   Staettner, S ^c   Tammaa, A ^a   Tinelli, A ^d   Sparic, R ^e   Keckstein, J ^b,f  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Stiftung Endometrioseforschung   (Germany)

^c KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^f Villach General Hospital   (Austria)

Author keywords

deep infiltrating endometriosis; preoperative diagnosis; transvaginal sonography; uterine sliding sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; RECTUM DISEASE;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84879120158     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12431     Document Type: Article

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