Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Case of Uteri Weighing ≥1 Kilogram: A Series of 71 Cases and Review of the Literature

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 460-465

  Uccella, Stefano ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Casarin, Jvan ^a   Sturla, Davide ^a   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 kg; 1000 g; Fibroids; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Large uterus; Total laparoscopic hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWEL HERNIATION; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE RETENTION; UTERUS; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL CUFF HEMATOMA; VAGINAL MORCELLATION; VAGINAL VAULT HEMATOMA; ENDOSCOPY; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 84899925410     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.706     Document Type: Article

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