Iatrogenic ureteral lesions and repair: A review for gynecologists

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-435

  De Cicco, Carlo ^a,b   Ret Dávalos, Maria Lorena ^a,c   Van Cleynenbreugel, Ben ^a   Verguts, Jasper ^a   Koninckx, Philippe Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Instituto de Medicina Reproductiva   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Boari flap; Gynecologic surgery; Reimplantation; Ureter injury; Ureter repair

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STENT; SUTURING METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER INJURY; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETEROSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34447257411     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.01.003     Document Type: Review

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