Conization of the cervix using harmonic scalpel

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-178

  Konno, Ryo ^a   Akahira, Jun Ichi ^a   Igarashi, Tsukasa ^a   Yamakawa, Hiromitsu ^a   Sato, Shinji ^a   Yajima, Akira ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Conization; Harmonic scalpel; Surgical procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; CONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033219162     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.189.171     Document Type: Article

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