Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 247-249 , September 2006

Scar Endometriosis at the Site of Cesarean Section

  • Dah-Ching Ding

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Dah-Ching Ding, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Senzen Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Xindian, Taiwan

,Accepted 2 May 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60234-5

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60234-5

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 247-249 , September 2006

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