The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 551-554 , September 2010

Risk Factors for Uterine Rupture after Laparoscopic Myomectomy

  • William H. Parker, MD

      Affiliations

    • John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: William H. Parker, MD, John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, 1450 10th St, Ste 404, Santa Monica, CA 90401-2831.
    • ,
  • Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Olav Istre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 11 March 2010 ,Accepted 30 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)00236-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.04.015

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 551-554 , September 2010

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