Vaginal Hysterectomy: Dispelling the Myths

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 424-428

  McCracken, Geoff ^a   Lefebvre, Guylaine G ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal hysterectomy; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; HUMAN; NOTE; NULLIPARA; OVARIECTOMY; PELVIS SURGERY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UTERINE SIZE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34447314779     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35494-9     Document Type: Note

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