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Laparoscopic Uterine Nerve Ablation, Presacral Neurectomy, and Appendectomy

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Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy

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A number of less frequently used laparoscopic procedures will be discussed. These techniques may be useful in the treatment of certain forms of pelvic pain. Nevertheless, experience with these procedures is still limited, patients should be selected carefully, and the surgery performed only by experienced laparoscopists.

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  1. C. Paul Perry
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  2. Ricardo Azziz
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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    Ricardo Azziz

  2. Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Ana Alvarez Murphy

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Perry, C.P., Azziz, R. (1992). Laparoscopic Uterine Nerve Ablation, Presacral Neurectomy, and Appendectomy. In: Azziz, R., Murphy, A.A. (eds) Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0430-2_15

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