Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 300-304 , September 2008

Preservation of Ovarian Germinal Follicles by Temporary Laparoscopic Ovarian Transposition in Teenaged Girls Undergoing Craniospinal Irradiation for Radiosensitive Central Nervous System Tumors

  • Fu-Tsai Kung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Chun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Cheng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jih Tsun Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bi-Hua Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Bi-Hua Cheng, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123, Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan

,Accepted 18 January 2008.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60128-X

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60128-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 300-304 , September 2008

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