Laparoscopic uterosacral uterine suspension: A minimally invasive technique for treating pelvic organ prolapse

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 472-475

  Medina, Carlos ^a   Takacs, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Menorrhagia; Myomas; NovaSure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYMEN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 33748195027     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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