Infectious morbidity after total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Does concomitant salpingectomy make a difference?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-593

  Ghezzi, F ^a   Cromi, A ^a   Siesto, G ^a   Bergamini, V ^b   Zefiro, F ^a   Bolis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fever; Hysterectomy; Infectious morbidity; Laparoscopy; Salpingectomy; Tubo ovarian abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION RISK; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGECTOMY; UTERINE TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 60449102285     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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