Acta Med. 2020, 63: 63-66

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.18

Robotic Management of Fibroids: Discussion of Use, Criteria and Advantages

Ioannis D. Gkegkesa, George Iatrakisb, Paraskevi-Evangelia Iavazzoc, Konstadia Bakalianoud, Christos Iavazzoc

aDepartment of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece
cGynaecological Oncology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
dDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Hospital “Agia Olga”, Athens, Greece

Received May 19, 2019
Accepted April 21, 2020

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