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Diagnostic accuracy of Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125) for endometriosis in symptomatic women: a multi-center study

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Study Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125) ≥ 30 units/milliliter (u/ml) for diagnosing endometriosis in symptomatic women.

Study Design: Prospective observational cohort study including patients with symptoms of pelvic pain or subfertility undergoing elective diagnostic laparoscopy at two tertiary referral hospitals. We excluded patients suspected to have other gynecological pathology. We evaluated the accuracy of serum CA 125 (index test...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.12.002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
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Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Journal website
Volume:
210
Pages:
102-107
Publication date:
2016-12-05
Acceptance date:
2016-12-03
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ISSN:
0301-2115
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uuid:146c195b-4e92-436e-b7b5-6c2e438943b5
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pubs:664098
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664098
Deposit date:
2016-12-07

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