Learning curve for the detection of pouch of Douglas obliteration and deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1199-1204

  Tammaa, Ayman ^a   Fritzer, Nadja ^a   Strunk, Guido ^b,c   Krell, Alexander ^a   Salzer, Heinrich ^a   Hudelist, Gernot ^a,d  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Department of Statistics   (Austria)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Stiftung Endometrioseforschung SEF   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bowel nodule; Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE); Learning curve; Transvaginal sonography (TVS); Uterine sliding sign

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; RECTUM; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRAINING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE RECTUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL DISEASE; POUCH OF DOUGLAS OBLITERATION; RECTUM DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERO RECTAL SLIDING; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

ADULT; DOUGLAS' POUCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; PELVIC PAIN; PERITONEAL DISEASES; RECTAL DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84900822225     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu078     Document Type: Article

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