Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy Is an Improvement Over Laparotomy in Women with a Limited Number of Myomas

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-310

  Ascher Walsh, Charles J ^a,b   Capes, Tracy L ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Myoma; Robotic assisted laparoscopic myomectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC MYOMECTOMY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77953246451     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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