Natural Orifice Surgery: Transdouglas surgery- A new concept

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Stark, Michael ^a   Benhidjeb, Tahar ^a  

^a New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Key words: natural orifice surgery (nos); Transvaginaltransdouglas approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350482951     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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