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Review
. 2015 Nov-Dec;112(6):439-42.

Vaginal Hysterectomy: The Present Past

Review

Vaginal Hysterectomy: The Present Past

Dionysios K Veronikis. Mo Med. 2015 Nov-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
shows a large leiomyoma with a bivalve approach to extraction.
Figure 2
Figure 2
shows the Doyen myoma screw that is essential for extraction.
Figure 3
Figure 3
shows the removed uterus and leiomyoma.
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