Transvaginal ultrasound-guided biopsy of adenomyosis

Simone Ferrero^{1

2}, Carolina Scala³, Valerio Gaetano Vellone⁴, Ennio Biscaldi⁵, Fabio Barra^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy.

Editorial

Simone Ferrero et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S341.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.94.

Simone Ferrero^{1

2}, Carolina Scala³, Valerio Gaetano Vellone⁴, Ennio Biscaldi⁵, Fabio Barra^{1

2}

¹ Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaslini Institute, Genova, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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