Peritoneal closure vs. non-closure: Estimation of pelvic fluid by transvaginal ultrasonography after abdominal hysterectomy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-185

  Al Inany, Hesham ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Pelvic fluid; Peritoneal closure; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING;

ASCITIC FLUID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 8344280943     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079813     Document Type: Article

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