Difficult vaginal hysterectomy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-50

  Occhino, John A ^a   Gebhart, John B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Evaluation; Surgical techniques; Vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER INJURY; BODY POSITION; BUTTOCK; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PELVIS SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TEST; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 77049091846     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181ce8945     Document Type: Review

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