Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign uterine pathologies with reusable instruments: A safe, reproducible and cost-effective procedure

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-14

  Chapron, Charles ^a   Dubuisson, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a CHU Cochin Port Royal ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Bipolar coagulation; Hospital costs; Laparoscopic hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030025728     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1996.234194.x     Document Type: Article

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