Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 93-99 , May 2005

Benign ovarian masses

  • Claire L. Templeman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Mary E. Fallat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Mary E. Fallat, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, 233 E. Gray Street, Ste. 708, Louisville, KY 40202.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.01.004

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 93-99 , May 2005

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