Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 417-420 , June 2008

Management of prenatal ovarian cysts

  • Takako Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagasaki University Graduate, School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 95 849 7363; fax: +81 95 849 7365.
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  • Kiyonori Miura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagasaki University Graduate, School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Hideo Gotoh

      Affiliations

    • Gotoh Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, 364 Nishiohmurahon-machi, Ohmura, Japan
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  • Daisuke Nakayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagasaki University Graduate, School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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  • Hideaki Masuzaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagasaki University Graduate, School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan

Received 16 August 2007 ,Revised 28 November 2007 ,Accepted 11 December 2007.

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PII: S0378-3782(07)00243-5

doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.12.002

Early Human Development
Volume 84, Issue 6 , Pages 417-420 , June 2008

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