The Use of Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 621-623

  Greenberg, James A ^a   Einarsson, Jon I ^a  

^a Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYPROPYLENE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 49649127857     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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