Vaginal hysterectomy for the woman with a moderately enlarged uterus weighing 200 to 700 grams

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 1337-1344

  Unger, J B ^a   Doucette, R C ^a   Horrigan, T ^a   Stephens, S R ^a   Morrison, J C ^a   Suarez, V ^a   Shaw, H A ^a   Strother III, W K ^a   Fine, P M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Morcellation; Uterine enlargement; Vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0033051410     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70016-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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