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Total laparoscopic hysterectomy may be a serious challenge to surgical skills in patients with a bulky uterus. This chapter addresses this issue and gives some practical hands-on advice to master the situation under everyday conditions.
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Noé, G.K., Anapolski, M. (2018). Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Patients with Bulky Uterus. In: Alkatout, I., Mettler, L. (eds) Hysterectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22497-8_36
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