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Hydrolaparoscopy

Evaluation of the tissue damage of porcine ovaries after bipolar drilling under transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy – an in vitro experiment

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Pages 549-553 | Received 11 Oct 2009, Accepted 27 Dec 2009, Published online: 26 Feb 2010

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