The use of triple tourniquets for laparoscopic myomectomy

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Taylor, Alexander ^a   Sharma, Malini ^a   Buck, Lucie ^a   Mastrogamvrakis, George ^a   Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilo ^a   Magos, Adam ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; GOSERELIN; HEMOGLOBIN; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUTURING METHOD; TOURNIQUET; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 22844439884     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2005.21.65     Document Type: Article

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