Laparoscopic hysterectomy and ureteric injury: A comparison of the initial 275 cases and the last 1,000 cases using staples

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 118-121

  McMaster Fay, Roger A ^a   Jones, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Memorial Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Stapling; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATHERMY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPLER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER INJURY; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL;

EID: 33745325593     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-006-0178-0     Document Type: Article

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