Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 142-145 , June 2006

Failure of Laparoscopy to Relieve Ureteral Obstruction Secondary to Endometriosis

  • Hsing-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chao Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ming-Chao Huang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chung Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Hsuen Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Taipei City Union Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 18 October 2005.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60212-6

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60212-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 142-145 , June 2006

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