Establishing transvaginal NOTES for gynecological and surgical indications: Benefits, limits, and patient experience

Endoscopy

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 875-878

  Hackethal, A ^a   Sucke, J ^a   Oehmke, F ^a   Mnstedt, K ^a   Padberg, W ^a   Tinneberg, H R ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 77957306547     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255756     Document Type: Article

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