Laparoscopic myomectomy: Indications, surgical technique and complications

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1927-1930

  Seinera, Piero ^a,b   Arisio, Riccardo ^a   Decko, Andrej ^a   Farina, Claudio ^a   Crana, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0030783748     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.1927     Document Type: Article

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