American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 507.e1-507.e4 , May 2010

Risk of unanticipated abnormal gynecologic pathology at the time of hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse

Presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Hollywood, FL, Sept. 24-26, 2009.

Received 3 August 2009 ,Revised 27 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Frick A, Walters MD, Larkin KS, et al. Risk of unanticipated abnormal gynecologic pathology at the time of hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:507.e1-4.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00107-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.077

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 507.e1-507.e4 , May 2010

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