Caseating granulomata caused by hemostatic agent posing as metastatic leiomyosarcoma

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-228

  Shashoua, Abraham R ^a   Gill, Diana ^a   Barajas, Ramon ^a   Dini, Morteza ^a   August, Carey ^a   Kirschenbaum, Gary L ^a   Escuardro, Liza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign body granuloma; Hemostatic agents; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Leiomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

FLOSEAL MATRIX; GELATIN SPONGE; HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERUS CANCER;

FEMALE; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69849097136     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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