Does ligation of the hypogastric artery at the time of radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy decrease blood loss? Results of a prospective randomized trial

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-140

  Arango, H A ^a,d   Hoffman, M S ^b   Roberts, W S ^a   Decesare, S L ^c   Fiorica, J V ^b   Drake, J ^b   Murphy, S ^b   Cavanagh, D ^b  

^a Watson Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypogastric artery ligation; Radical hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032897566     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.09906.x     Document Type: Article

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