Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 234-238 , September 2006

Tuboovarian Abscesses in Postmenopausal Women

  • Sheng-Mou Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lotung St Mary's Hospital, I-Lan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fon-Jou Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yih-Ron Lien

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yih-Ron Lien, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 2 May 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60231-X

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60231-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 234-238 , September 2006

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