The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 587-592 , September 2010

Single-Port Laparoscopic Myomectomy Using a New Single-Port Transumbilical Morcellation System: Initial Clinical Study

  • Yong-Wook Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Yong-Wook Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, #665 Bupyeong 6-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, 403-720, Korea.
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  • Byung-Joon Park, MD
    • ,
  • Duck-Yeong Ro, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Tae-Eung Kim, MD, PhD

Received 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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

PII: S1553-4650(10)00229-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.04.009

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 587-592 , September 2010

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