Extraction of a specimen through an umbilical zigzag incision during laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer

Abstract Background Though laparoscopic surgery has recently been applied in the treatment of early-stage endometrial cancer, the presence of a large uterus is a hindrance to specimen extraction from the abdominal cavity. We describe a laparoscopic surgical technique for endometrial cancer involving...

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Main Authors: Kazuyoshi Kato, Tsuyoshi Hisa, Maki Matoda, Hidetaka Nomura, Hiroyuki Kanao, Kuniko Utsugi, Nobuhiro Takeshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1180-x