Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine pathology: Is it time to change?

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 261-266

  Parkar, R B ^a   Thagana, N G ^b   Otieno, D ^b  

^a Sarit Centre   (Kenya)

^b NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KENYA; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PARITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; KENYA; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PARITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 16544395191     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i5.9171     Document Type: Article

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