Vaginal Repair of Cesarean Section Scar Diverticula

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 454-458

  Luo, Lu ^a   Niu, Gang ^a   Wang, Qiong ^a   Xie, Hong zhe ^a   Yao, Shu zhong ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Uterine scar diverticulum; Vaginal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; HYSTEROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE SCAR DIVERTICULUM; UTERUS BLEEDING; VAGINA; VAGINA SURGERY;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863000291     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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