Adenomyosis and endometriosis. Re-visiting their association and further insights into the mechanisms of auto-traumatisation. An MRI study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 917-932

  Leyendecker, G ^a   Bilgicyildirim, A ^a   Inacker, M ^a   Stalf, T ^a   Huppert, P ^b   Mall, G ^c   Bottcher B ^d   Wildt, L ^d  

^a Kinderwunschzentrum Darmstadt   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM DARMSTADT   (Germany)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Auto traumatization; Dysmenorrhea; Endometriosis; MRI; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UTERINE AUTOTRAUMATIZATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS DISEASE; GERMANY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84925490144     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3437-8     Document Type: Article

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