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VOLUME 9 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2016 ) > List of Articles

REVIEW ARTICLE

Should Laparoscopy be the Gold Standard for Isthmocele?

Roshan Zeirideen Zaid

Citation Information : Zaid RZ. Should Laparoscopy be the Gold Standard for Isthmocele?. World J Lap Surg 2016; 9 (3):118-121.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10033-1287

Published Online: 01-06-2011

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


Abstract

Materials and methods

An electronic search was done and various articles and studies were reviewed to support the hypothesis.

How to cite this article

Zaid RZ. Should Laparoscopy be the Gold Standard for Isthmocele? World J Lap Surg 2016; 9(3):118-121.

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