Fibroids, infertility and laparoscopic myomectomy

Journal of Gynecological Endoscopy and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-42

  Desai, Pankaj ^a   Patel, Purvi ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Fibroid; laparoscopic myomectomy; lnfertility

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

ADNEXA DISEASE; BLADDER INJURY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMURAL FIBROID; INTRAMURAL LEIOMYOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC MYOMECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SUBMUCOUS LEIOMYOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER INJURY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 80053477847     PISSN: 09741216     EISSN: 09747818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1216.85280     Document Type: Review

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