Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Endometriosis
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Pelvic endometriosis can cause ureteral obstruction, which is often not identified as the cause before surgical intervention.
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To the Editor: Ureteral obstruction is an infrequent but serious complication of pelvic endometriosis. Often, endometriosis is not identified as the cause of the obstruction before surgery. Hormona...
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- Diagnosis of Endometriosis: Imaging 2011
- MOTS CLES : Endométriose - Sténose urétérale - Diagnostic précoce - Hormonothérapie Technique Chirurgicale - Surveillance 2006
- An unusual case of trapped ovary in a peritoneal pouch causing extrinsic ureteric compression associated with endometriosis 2005
- Accuracy of rectal endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of rectal involvement for patients presenting with deeply infiltrating endometriosis 2004
- Diagnosis of endometriosis: pelvic endoscopy and imaging techniques 2004
- Surgical Management of Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis: An Update 2004
- Noninvasive diagnosis of endometriosis: the role of imaging and markers 2003
- L’endométriose pelvienne profonde : prise en charge thérapeutique et proposition d’une « classification chirurgicale » 2003
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