Laparoscopy for the treatment of women with endometrial cancer

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-112

  Liauw, L ^a   Chung, Y N ^a   Tsoi, C W ^a   Pang, C P ^a   Cheung, K B ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endometrial neoplasms; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VAGINA DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037383896     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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