Absorbable cervical tourniquet at open myomectomy: A pilot study

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Scott, Peter ^a   Taylor, Alex ^a   Yoong, Wai ^a   Magos, Adam ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRAIN; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SYMPTOM; TOURNIQUET; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 3142568715     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1042406041422253     Document Type: Article

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