Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy for endometrial cancer in high body mass index (BMI) patients: A report of six cases

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Muppala, H ^a   Rafi, J ^b   Najia, S K ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; High BMI; Laparoscopy; LAVH; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; EARLY CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 67349190902     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-008-0427-5     Document Type: Article

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