Optimizing the total laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure for benign uterine pathology

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-218

  Malzoni, Mario ^a   Perniola, Giorgia ^a,b   Perniola, Filippo ^a   Imperato, Fabio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MYOMA; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS TUMOR; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 2542527800     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60201-0     Document Type: Article

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