Vaginal cuff closure during robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Comparing vicryl to barbed sutures

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 525-529

  Nawfal, A Karim ^a   Eisenstein, David ^a   Theoharis, Evan ^a   Dahlman, Marisa ^a   Wegienka, Ganesa ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Vaginal cuff closure

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLACTIN 910; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 84875072044     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680812X13462882736772     Document Type: Article

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