Gynaecologists estimate and experience laparoscopic hysterectomy as more difficult compared with abdominal hysterectomy

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-363

  Nieboer, Theodoor E ^a   Spaanderman, Marc E A ^a   Bongers, Marlies Y ^b   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal hysterectomy; Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Level of difficulty; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; UTERUS WEIGHT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 78649711064     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-010-0592-1     Document Type: Article

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