European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2010

A prospective randomized comparison of vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, and total laparoscopic hysterectomy in women with benign uterine disease

  • Jan Drahonovsky

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Srobarova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Lucia Haakova

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Michal Otcenasek

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Srobarova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Ladislav Krofta

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Srobarova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Eduard Kucera

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Srobarova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Jaroslav Feyereisl

      Affiliations

    • Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolske nabrezi 157, 147 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Srobarova 50, 100 34 Prague 10, Czech Republic
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +420 296 511 200; fax: +420 296 511 296.

Received 20 October 2008 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00635-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.019

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2010

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