Endovaginal ultrasound-assisted pain mapping in endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 715-719

  Yong, P J ^a,b   Sutton, C ^a   Suen, M ^a   Williams, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC Women's Centre for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Endometriosis; Endovaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886920972     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.821971     Document Type: Article

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