Preoperative and postoperative clinical and transvaginal ultrasound findings of adenomyosis in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1027-1033

  Lazzeri, Lucia ^a   Di Giovanni, Alessandra ^b   Exacoustos, Caterina ^c   Tosti, Claudia ^a   Pinzauti, Serena ^a   Malzoni, Mario ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^a   Zupi, Errico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Malzoni Medical Center   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adenomyosis; deep infiltrating endometriosis; dysmenorrhea; heavy menstrual bleeding; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902283536     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719114522520     Document Type: Article

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