Laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancies

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-223

  Duggal, B S ^a   Tarneja, P ^b   Sharma, R K ^c   Rath, S K ^d   Wadhwa, R D ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^d 151 Base Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 5644260073     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80049-2     Document Type: Article

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