Laparoscopic surgery for gynaecological oncology

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-314

  Querleu, Denis ^a   Leblanc, Eric ^b  

^a INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gynaecological oncology; Laparoscopic surgery; Lymphadenectomy; Radical hysterectomy; Radical trachelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; ONCOLOGY; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 0141629460     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gco.0000084242.09900.13     Document Type: Review

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