Uterine fibroid pseudocapsule studied by transmission electron microscopy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-191

  Malvasi, Antonio ^a   Cavallotti, Carlo ^b   Morroni, Manrico ^c   Lorenzi, Teresa ^c   Dell'Edera, Domenico ^d   Nicolardi, Giuseppe ^e   Tinelli, Andrea ^f  

^a Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d MADONNA DELLE GRAZIE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^f VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility; Hysterectomy; Intraoperative complications; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Myoma pseudocapsule; Postoperative compliance; Surgical outcome; Transmission electron microscopy; Uterine fibroid; Uterine myoma; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYOMA PSEUDOCAPSULE; MYOMECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE; UTERUS TUMOR;

EID: 84861741852     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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