A randomized controlled study comparing harmonic versus electrosurgery in laparoscopic myomectomy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1882-1886

  Litta, Pietro ^a   Fantinato, Sara ^a   Calonaci, Francesco ^b   Cosmi, Erich ^a   Filippeschi, Marco ^c   Zerbetto, Irene ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Florio, Pasquale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bleeding; fibroid; hemorrhage; laparoscopy; leiomyoma; miomectomy; operative time; pain; Ultracision

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER THERAPY; LEIOMYOMA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77957189282     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.08.049     Document Type: Article

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