Transfundal insertion of a Veress needle in laparoscopy of obese subjects: A practical alternative

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2277-2278

  Santala, Markku ^a   Järvelä, Ilkka ^a   Kauppila, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Pneumoperitoneum; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; OBESITY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; UMBILICUS; UTERUS;

EID: 0344994598     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.9.2277     Document Type: Article

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