Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for endometrial cancer: Clinical outcomes and hospital charges

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-11

  Gemignani, M L ^a   Curtin, J P ^a   Zelmanovich, J ^b   Patel, D A ^c   Venkatraman, E ^a   Barakat, R R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0032894596     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1998.5311     Document Type: Article

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