Benefits of high epigastric port placement for removing the very large uterus.
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.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, 50 samduk 2 Ga, Taegu, Korea 700-412.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*