A new minimally invasive procedure for the conservative treatment of uterine prolapse - The posterior IVS

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Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lavy, Y ^a   Lev Sagi, A ^a   Arbell, R ^b   Shimonowitz, S ^d   Neuman, M ^b,c,d  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Americal Medical Center ^*

^c Americal Medical Center

^d Women Health Centers of Clalit   (Israel)

Author keywords

IVS; Uterine preservation; Uterovaginal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS PROLAPSE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33746859027     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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