Laparoscopic hysterectomy: Challenges and limitations

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-159

  Mettler, L ^a   Ahmed Ebbiary, N ^b   Schollmeyer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Queen's Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic assisted vaginal total; Subtotal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXPERIENCE; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OPERATION DURATION; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 21344438176     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700510034010     Document Type: Article

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