Hysterectomy in the 21st century: Different approaches, different challenges

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 722-735

  Brill, Andrew I ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; BENIGN UTERUS TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; HYSTEROSCOPY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 33750621377     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000211946.51712.42     Document Type: Review

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