Randomized Controlled Study Comparing the Gynecare Morcellex and Rotocut G1 Tissue Morcellators

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-199

  Zullo, Fulvio ^a   Falbo, Angela ^a   Iuliano, Assunta ^a   Oppedisano, Rosamaria ^a   Sacchinelli, Angela ^a   Annunziata, Gianluca ^a   Venturella, Roberta ^a   Materazzo, Caterina ^a   Tolino, Achille ^b   Palomba, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gynecare Morcellex; Laparoscopy; Morcellator; Myomectomy; Rotocut G1; Supracervical hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORCELLATOR; MYOMECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE MORCELLATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649249384     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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