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Review Articles: Gynaecology

Are we better off using multiple endometriosis classifications in imaging and surgery than settle for one universal less than perfect protocol? Review of staging systems in ultrasound, magnetic resonance and surgery

Tereza Indrielle-Kellya First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague 2, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-7455View further author information
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Michael Fantab Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 2, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8759-2533View further author information
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Filip Frühaufb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 2, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-1890View further author information
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Andrea Burgetovác Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-2338View further author information
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David Cibulab Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 2, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-9356View further author information
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Daniela Fischerováb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 2, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 10-16 | Published online: 19 May 2021

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