Transvaginal natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery cholecystectomy: Early evolution of the technique

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 908-912

  Gumbs, Andrew A ^a   Fowler, Dennis ^b   Milone, Luca ^b   Evanko, John C ^b   Ude, Akuezunkpa O ^b   Stevens, Peter ^b   Bessler, Marc ^b  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLPOTOMY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TRANSVAGINAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMENAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY CHOLECYSTECTOMY; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; COLPOTOMY; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649198650     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181a802e2     Document Type: Article

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