Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, Setting Up a Service at a Peripheral Teaching Hospital

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  • Jim Tsaltas
  • Gab Kovacs
  • Jenny Dennis
  • Amanda Pratt
چکیده

The establishment of a laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy program at Box Hill Hospital is described. The first eight cases have been reviewed and recommendations are made to other gynaecology units who wish to establish a minimally invasive gynaecological surgery unit.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy

دوره 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996