The route for hysterectomy: Is it time to change?

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 71-74

  Najia, Salim K ^a   Bhatia, Kalsang ^a   Hall, Vince ^b  

^a Queen's Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign; Complications; Contraindications; Hysterectomy; Salpingo cophrectomy; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERUS; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 0036455151     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.2002.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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