A newly developed morcellator creates a new dimension in minimally invasive surgery

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-239

  Brucker, S ^a   Solomayer, E ^a   Zubke, W ^a   Sawalhe, S ^b   Wattiez, A ^c   Wallwiener, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Gynecology   (Germany)

^c HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic morcellator; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC MORCELLATOR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPRACERVICAL HYSTERECTOMY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ORGAN SIZE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 33947270428     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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