Laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum and hysterectomy in a patient with extensive pelvic endometriosis

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Reich, Harry ^a,d   Wood, Carl ^b   Whittaker, Mark ^c  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Med Oncology Assoc Wyoming Valley   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Rectal nodule; Rectal resection; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; STAPLER;

EID: 0031942165     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1998.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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