Laparoscopic surgery in endometriosis

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Eltabbakh, G H ^a   Bower, N A ^b  

^a Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometriosis, diagnosis; Laparoscopy; Surgery, computer assisted

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COLON RESECTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49149102967     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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