Feasibility of laparoscopic debulking with electrosurgical loop excision procedure and argon beam coagulator at recurrence in patients with previous laparotomy debulking

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1394-1397

  Trinh, Huong ^a   Ott, Christopher ^a   Fanning, James ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Debulking; Laparoscopy; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC DEBULKING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OVARY CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 2542497635     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.034     Document Type: Article

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