Alignment of the umbilical axis: An effective maneuver for laparoscopic entry in the obese patient

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 869-872

  Pelosi, Marco Antonio ^a,b  

^a Pelosi Medical Center   (United States)

^b Bayonne Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICUS; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0031768201     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00297-X     Document Type: Article

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