Early evaluation of an electromechanical morcellator for laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 295-305

  Daniell, James F ^a,c   Channell, Calvin ^a   Lindsay, James ^a   Staggs, Stephen ^a   Henry, Traci ^b  

^a CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromechanical morcellator; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopic; Supracervical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS WEIGHT; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0032435092     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1998.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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