European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194 , February 2010

Abdominal access in gynaecological laparoscopy: a comparison between direct optical and blind closed access by Verres needle

  • Andrea Tinelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Piazza Muratore, 73100 Lecce, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 339 2074078; fax: +39 0832 661511.
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  • Antonio Malvasi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Santa Maria Hospital, Bari, Italy
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  • Olav Istre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Division of Minimal Invasive endoscopy Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Joerg Keckstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, LKH Villach, Austria
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  • Michael Stark

      Affiliations

    • The New European Surgical Academy (NESA), Berlin, Germany
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  • Liselotte Mettler

      Affiliations

    • Kiel School of Gynaecological Endoscopy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany

Received 1 December 2008 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00641-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.025

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194 , February 2010

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