Endometriosis of the retrocervical septum is proposed to replace the anatomically incorrect term endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2603-2605

  Batt, Ronald E ^a   Martin, Dan C ^b   Odunsi, Kunle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Campbell Clinic   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

endometriosis; endometriosis of rectovaginal septum; endometriosis of retrocervical septum; rectovaginal septum; retrocervical septum

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOMA; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE RETROCERVICAL SEPTUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; REVIEW; VAGINA; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 84926181011     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu279     Document Type: Review

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