Abdominal myomectomy in women with very large uterine size

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-39

  West, Stanley ^a,c   Ruiz, Reginald ^a   Parker, William H ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enlarged uterus; Hysterectomy; Leiomyomata; Myoma; Myomectomy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; BLADDER INJURY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLON INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 30344445387     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.073     Document Type: Article

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