Standardization of Laparoscopic Pelvic Examination: A Proposal of a Novel System

Objective. Laparoscopic pelvic assessment is often performed in a nonstandardized fashion depending on the surgeon’s discretion. Reporting anatomic findings is inconsistent and lesions in atypical locations may be missed. We propose a method for systematic pelvic assessment based on anatomical landm...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Rachel Pope, Drisana Henry, Kristin Zanotti, Sangeeta Mahajan, William Hurd, Tommaso Falcone, James Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Minimally Invasive Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/153235