Chewing gum in the enhanced recovery protocols of patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy

Christos Iavazzoa Gynaecological Oncology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece

Ioannis D. Gkegkesb Athens Colorectal Laboratory, Athens, Greece;c Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, 17c James House, Residential Village, EX2 5DS, Bovemoors Lane, Exeter, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Nikolaos Vrachnisd Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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