'Back to the suture' for laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and BSO

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-26

  Hutchon, David J R ^a  

^a DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effective; LAVH; Oophorectomy; Suture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; STAPLER; SUTURING METHOD; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0030948193     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1997.600481.x     Document Type: Article

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