Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for benign ovarian tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L. R. Medeiros; A. T. Stein; J. Fachel; R. Garry; S. Furness

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.01045.x

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Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for benign ovarian tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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L. R. Medeiros Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A. T. Stein Postgraduate Program in Medicine: Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Public Health Postgraduate Course at Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Medical Science, Porto Alegre Federal Faculty of Medical Science, Porto Alegre, Brazil; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J. Fachel Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R. Garry Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Women's & Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S. Furness Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Lidia Rosi Medeiros, MD, MSc, José de Alencar 1244 apt 1009, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90880–480, Brasil. Email: lidia.rosi{at}terra.com.br; lidiarosi{at}hotmail.com

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Medeiros LR, Stein AT, Fachel J, et al

Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for benign ovarian tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 2008;18:387-399.

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First published May 1, 2008.

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May 01, 2008

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