Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with a Transvaginal Tube

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  McCartney, Anthony J ^a,b   Obermair, Andreas ^a,c  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPH NODE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; REVIEW; SILASTIC TUBE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 1642343365     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60016-3     Document Type: Article

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