The use of laparoscopy in the management of adnexal pathologies in children

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 192-195

  Lee, K H ^a   Yeung, C K ^a   Tam, Y H ^a   Liu, K K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adnexal pathology; Children; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GONADAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADNEXAL DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034081099     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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