Robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy versus abdominal myomectomy: A comparison of short-term surgical outcomes and immediate costs

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 698-705

  Advincula, Arnold P ^a   Xu, Xiao ^a   Goudeau IV, Suntrea ^a   Ransom, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Leiomyoma; Myomectomy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL FEE; MONEY; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC MYOMECTOMY; ROBOTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35548997783     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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