Hysterectomy for benign uterine disease: The effect of the introduction of laparoscopic-assisted hysterectomy on the selection of surgical access

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-174

  Fernandez, Hervé ^a   Anquetil, Christophe ^a   Capella Allouc, Sylvie ^a   Frydman, René ^a   Gomel, Victor ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

Benign disease; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Vaginal route

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0033938036     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.2000.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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