The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 154-160 , March 2010

Vaginal Myomectomy: Literature Review

  • Erika Faivre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris–SUD and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Antoione-Béclère, Clamart, France
    • ,
  • Michèle Morin Surroca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Professional Procedure Evaluation, French National Authority for Health, Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Xavier Deffieux, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris–SUD and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Antoione-Béclère, Clamart, France
    • ,
  • Frédérique Pages

      Affiliations

    • Department of Professional Procedure Evaluation, French National Authority for Health, Saint-Denis La Plaine Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Amélie Gervaise, MD

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris–SUD, Bicêtre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Bicêtre, Kremlin, France
    • ,
  • Hervé Fernandez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris–SUD, Bicêtre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Bicêtre, Kremlin, France
    • INSERM U 822, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Hervé Fernandez, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Bicêtre, 78 Rue du General Leclerce, Le Kremlin Bicêtre 94270, France.

Received 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 15 December 2009.

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 The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

 This study was supported by a grant from HAS (Haute Autorité de Santé), Paris, France, to define the professional procedure evaluation.

PII: S1553-4650(09)01316-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.12.007

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 154-160 , March 2010

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