The detection of ureteral injuries after hysterectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 403-408

  Wu, Hsin Hung ^a,c   Yang, Pei Yin ^a   Yeh, Guang Perng ^a,b   Chou, Pan Hsin ^a   Hsu, Jui Chang ^a   Lin, Kuo Cherng ^a,c  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cystoscopy; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Ureteral injury; Ureteral jet ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URETER INJURY;

ADULT; CYSTOSCOPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URETER; URETERAL DISEASES;

EID: 33748199058     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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