Computer-Assisted Laparoscopy in Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Surgery

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-445

  Lipskind, Shane T ^a   Gargiulo, Antonio R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surgery; Fertility preservation; Myomectomy; Ovarian tissue transplantation; Ovarian transposition; Reproductive surgery; Robotic surgery; Robotics; Tubal reanastomosis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HEMOGLOBIN; POLYGLACTIN;

ANASTOMOSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONCEPTION; COUNSELING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYSTECTOMY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVE BIRTH; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OVARY CYST; PLASTIC SURGERY; POLYPROPYLENE SUTURE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS RUPTURE;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; MYOMECTOMY; OVARIAN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; OVARIAN TRANSPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY; ROBOTIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; TUBAL REANASTOMOSIS;

FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84880635593     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.01.018     Document Type: Review

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