Rates of urinary tract injury from gynecologic surgery and the role of intraoperative cystoscopy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1366-1372

  Gilmour, D T ^a   Das, S ^a   Flowerdew, G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CYSTOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INJURY; INJURY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OVARIECTOMY; REVIEW; URETER; URINARY TRACT;

CYSTOSCOPY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OVARIECTOMY; URETER; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 33745597674     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000220500.83528.6e     Document Type: Article

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