Ureteral endometriosis: The role of magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 530-536

  Balleyguier, Corinne ^a,b   Roupret, Morgan ^a   Nguyen, Thuy ^c   Kinkel, Karen ^d   Helenon, Olivier ^a   Chapron, Charles ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c Cochin Port Royal Hospital ^*  (France)

^d Clinique des Grangettes   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CYSTITIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROCTITIS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT INFECTION; URETER DISEASE; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 9244229006     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60088-6     Document Type: Article

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