Comparison of laparoscopy with laparotomy for the treatment of extensive endometriosis with large endometriomata

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 131-136

  Milingos, S ^a   Loutradis, D ^a   Kallipolitis, G ^a   Liapi, A ^a   Drakakis, Petros ^a,b   Antsaklis, A ^a   Michalas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032786881     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1999.15.131     Document Type: Article

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