Laparotomy to laparoscopy: Changing trends in the surgical management of ectopic pregnancy in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-177

  Takacs, Peter ^a   Chakhtoura, Nahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646365594     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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