Transvaginal ultrasound for preoperative detection of deep endometriosis in patients with chronic pelvic pain;Ultrasonido transvaginal para la detección preoperatoria de endometriosis profunda en pacientes con dolor pélvico crónico

Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-118

  Scarella C, Aníbal ^a,b   Devoto C, Luigi ^b   Villarroel Q, Claudio ^b   Inzunza P, Nicolás ^a   Quilodrán R, Felipe ^a   Sovino S, Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Preoperative diagnosis; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879329357     PISSN: 0048766X     EISSN: 07177526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-75262013000200007     Document Type: Article

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