Robotic repair of uterine dehiscence

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-160

  La Rosa, Mauricio Francisco ^a   McCarthy, Shirley ^b   Richter, Christine ^c   Azodi, Masoud ^c  

^a Yale New Haven Hospital ^*

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar defect; Robotic repair; Uterine dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SCAR; UTERUS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; CICATRIX; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; UTERUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84879001075     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680812X13517013317996     Document Type: Article

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