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Laparoscopy (cont.)

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Laparoscopy, keyhole surgery, endoscopy, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, tubal ligation, laparoscopic gynecology, pelvic adhesions, diagnostic laparoscopy, hysterectomy, incontinence procedures, gynecologic malignancy, bilateral tubal sterilization, gallbladder removal, laparoscope, trocar, hernia, hernia repair, exploratory surgery

Authors and Editors

Author: Alan Saber, MD, MS, FACS

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com


Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2007

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