Vaginal endoscopic oophorectomy with vaginal hysterectomy: A simple minimal access surgery technique

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 621-622

  Hefni, M A ^a   Davies, A E ^a  

^a Benenden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OVARIECTOMY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; OVARIECTOMY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 0030903816     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11544.x     Document Type: Article

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