Use of laparoscopy in older women undergoing gynecologic procedures: Is it time to overcome initial concerns?

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Siesto, Gabriele ^a   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Bogani, Giorgio ^a   Sturla, Davide ^a   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gynecologic malignancy; Gynecologic surgery; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Older population

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74549133980     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181ade901     Document Type: Article

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