Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 273-275 , September 2005

Internal Herniation Through a Defect in the Broad Ligament of the Uterus

  • Daw-Yuan Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Jou Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shee-Uan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Horng-Nerng Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Shih Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Yu-Shih Yang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 18 December 2004 ,Revised 22 December 2004 ,Accepted 22 December 2004.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60153-4

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60153-4

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 273-275 , September 2005

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