Symptomatic myoma treated with laparoscopic uterine vessel occlusion and subsequent immediate myomectomy: which is the optimal surgical approach?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 762-769

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a   Liu, Wei Min ^b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^a   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^a   Yuan, Chiou Chung ^a   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

fibroid; laparoscopic myomectomy; Laparoscopic uterine vessel occlusion; ultra mini laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMA; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 67651095858     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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