Vaginal cuff dehiscence: Risk factors and management

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 284-288

  Cronin, Beth ^a   Sung, Vivian W ^a   Matteson, Kristen A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dehiscence; evisceration; vaginal cuff

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EVISCERATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL CUFF DEHISCENCE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84859430635     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.08.026     Document Type: Review

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