Laparoscopic removal of the cavitated noncommunicating rudimentary uterine horn: Surgical aspects in 10 cases

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 432-436

  Fedele, Luigi ^a,d   Bianchi, Stefano ^b   Zanconato, Giovanni ^c   Berlanda, Nicola ^a   Bergamini, Valentino ^c  

^a Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Rudimentary horn; Unicornuate uterus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS HORN;

EID: 13544269462     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.966     Document Type: Article

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