Myomectomy for uterine myomas through ultramini-laparotomy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 383-392

  Wen, Kuo Chang ^a,b   Sung, Pi Lin ^a   Lee, Wen Ling ^a,c,d   Li, Yiu Tai ^e   Su, Wen Hsiang ^d,f   Wang, Peng Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chutung Veterans General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KUO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Yee Zen Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Leiomyomas; Myoma; Myomectomy; Ultramini laparotomy; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; POLIGLECAPRONE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULTRAMINI LAPAROTOMY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79956145258     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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