Abdominal hysterectomy for the enlarged myomatous uterus compared with vaginal hysterectomy with morcellation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1579-1582

  Taylor, Susan M ^a   Romero, Audrey A ^a   Kammerer Doak, Dorothy N ^a   Qualls, Clifford ^a   Rogers, Rebecca G ^a,b   Gallup, Donald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fibroid; Hysterectomy; Morcellation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORCELLATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0346096654     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00942-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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