Prediction of operation time for laparoscopic myomectomy by ultrasound measurements

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1600-1606

  Hsu, Wen Chiung ^a,b   Hwang, Jing Shiang ^c   Chang, Wen Chun ^a   Huang, Su Cheng ^a   Sheu, Bor Ching ^a   Torng, Pao Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic myomectomy; Myoma; Operation time; Prediction equation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548448519     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9189-1     Document Type: Article

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