Effectiveness of intraoperative ultrasound in reducing recurrent fibroids during laparoscopic myomectomy

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 683-688

  Shimanuki, Hiroto ^a   Takeuchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Kikuchi, Iwaho ^a   Kumakiri, Jun ^a   Kinoshita, Katsuyuki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibroids, uterine; Laparoscopic surgical procedures; Myomectomy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ECHOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MYOMECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749128099     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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