Vaginally assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy: A technique suited for large uteri

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-97

  Roushdy, Mohamad ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Hysterectomy for large uteri; Laparoscopic hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EGYPT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0030899489     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.770496.x     Document Type: Article

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