Accident analysis: Factors contributing to a ureteric injury during deep endometriosis surgery

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1611-1615

  Schonman, R ^a,b   De Cicco, C ^a   Corona, R ^a   Soriano, D ^b   Koninckx, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deep endometriosis; Surgical mistakes; Video recording

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER COAGULATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ERROR; URETER INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOID DISEASES; URETER;

EID: 55949094408     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01941.x     Document Type: Article

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