Uterine Vascular Occlusion in Management of Leiomyomas: Laparoscopy vs Laparotomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 562-568

  Lee, Wen Ling ^a   Liu, Wei Min ^b   Cheng, Ming Huei ^c   Chao, Hsiang Tai ^c   Fuh, Jong Ling ^d   Wang, Peng Hui ^c  

^a CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Neurological Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic uterine vessel occlusion; Leiomyomas; Myomas; Ultra minilaparotomy; Uterine vessel occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 69449083336     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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