A Novel Modification of Traditional 2-Port Laparoscopic Surgery Using a 5-mm Flexible Scope

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 734-738

  Kikuchi, Iwaho ^a   Kumakiri, Jun ^a   Kuroda, Keiji ^a   Matsuoka, Shozo ^a   Kitade, Mari ^a   Takeda, Satoru ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

E NOTES; Flexible scope; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Laparoscopy; NOTES; SILS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; DEVICE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE SCOPE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMECTOMY; OVARY CYST; SALPINGECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 71849103492     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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