Hysteroscopic Removal of Gauze Packing Inadvertently Sutured to the Uterine Cavity: Report of 2 Cases

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-91

  Bettocchi, Stefano ^a   Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio ^b   Pinto, Lauro ^a   Guida, Maurizio ^b   Castaldi, Maria Antonietta ^b   Ceci, Oronzo ^a   Nappi, Carmine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Hemorrhage; Hysteroscopy; Scissors; Stitches; Uterovaginal packing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PREGNANCY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 57749119571     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2008.09.615     Document Type: Article

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