A prospective study of laparoscopy versus minilaparotomy in the treatment of uterine myomas

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 470-474

  Fanfani, Francesco ^a   Fagotti, Anna ^a   Bifulco, Giuseppe ^a   Ercoli, Alfredo ^b   Malzoni, Mario ^c   Scambia, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Malzoni Medical Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Minilaparotomy; Myoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 28744443484     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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