Pregnancy outcome after laparoscopic cryomyolysis of uterine myomas: Report of nine cases

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-144

  Ciavattini, Andrea ^a   Tsiroglou, Dimitrios ^a   Litta, Pietro ^b   Vichi, Maddalena ^a   Tranquilli, Andrea Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic cryomyolysis; Pregnancy; Uterine myoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOMYOLYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREEZING; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MATERNAL AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644751851     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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