title: Benefits of high epigastric port placement for removing the very large uterus.
abstract: Six laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomies were performed in women with huge uterine myomata. Because traditional four-puncture technique had limitation in these cases, high epigastric port placement provided an excellent operative field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, 50 samduk 2 Ga, Taegu, Korea 700-412.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*