Hysteroscopic myomectomy and case volume hysteroscopic myomectomy performed by high- and low-volume surgeons

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Betjes, Heleen E ^a,b   Hanstede, Miriam M F ^a,b   Emanuel, Marc Hans ^a,b   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a,b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Myomectomy; Surgical volume; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SLICE; UTERUS MYOMA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GYNECOLOGY; HYSTERECTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS CANCER; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349326535     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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