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Laparoscopic versus ultraminilaparotomic myomectomy for the treatment of large uterine myomas

Andrea Ciavattini Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected].
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Dimitrios Tsiroglou Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Andrea Luigi Tranquilli Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Politechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Pietro Litta Department of Gynecological Sciences and Human Reproduction, Padua University, Padua, Italy
Pages 151-155 | Received 21 Jan 2009, Accepted 26 Aug 2009, Published online: 02 Nov 2009

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