Vaginal cuff closure after minimally invasive hysterectomy: Our experience and systematic review of the literature

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119.e1-119.e12

  Uccella, Stefano ^a,b   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Mariani, Andrea ^b   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Bogani, Giorgio ^a   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

laparoscopy; robotic hysterectomy; total laparoscopic hysterectomy; vaginal bleeding; vaginal cuff closure; vaginal dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLPOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL COLPORRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL CUFF CLOSURE; VAGINAL CUFF DEHISCENCE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VAGINITIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 80955178390     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.024     Document Type: Article

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