Influence of gum chewing on postoperative bowel activity after complete staging surgery for gynecological malignancies: A randomized controlled trial

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-122

  Ertas, Ibrahim Egemen ^a   Gungorduk, Kemal ^a   Ozdemir, Aykut ^a   Solmaz, Ulas ^a   Dogan, Askin ^a   Yildirim, Yusuf ^a  

^a TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complete staging surgery; Gum chewing; Gynecologic malignancy; Postoperative bowel function; Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy; Total abdominal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; OVARY CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84885295019     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.098     Document Type: Article

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