Laparoscopic treatment for endometrial cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-421

  Palomba, Stefano ^a   Falbo, Angela ^a   Mocciaro, Rita ^a   Russo, Tiziana ^b   Zullo, Fulvio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b Cancer Center of Excellence Tommaso Campanella of Germaneto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; RCT; Surgery; Treatment; Uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149510327     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.09.014     Document Type: Review

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