Twenty-first century laparoscopic hysterectomy: Should we not leave the vaginal step out?

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Twijnstra, A R H ^a   Kianmanesh Rad, N A ^b   Smeets, M J G H ^c   Admiraal, J F ^d   Jansen, F W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Hysterectomy methods ; LAVH; Postoperative complications; TLH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; NETHERLANDS; OPERATION DURATION; PARITY; PERCEPTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER INJURY; UTERUS; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 73349111274     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-009-0481-7     Document Type: Article

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