Needlescopic hysterectomy: Incorporation of 3-mm instruments in total laparoscopic hysterectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2153-2157

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Siesto, Gabriele ^a   Boni, Luigi ^a   Uccella, Stefano ^a   Bergamini, Valentino ^b   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine caliber instruments; Laparoscopy; Microlaparoscopy; Needlescopic hysterectomy; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEEDLESCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR; UMBILICUS; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES;

EID: 52449108085     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-0010-1     Document Type: Article

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