Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 148-153 , July 2005

Ringer’s lactate solution remains in the peritoneal cavity after laparoscopy longer than expected

  • Ludovico Muzii, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Campus Bio-Medico,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ludovico Muzii, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Via Longoni 83, Rome 00155, Italy (FAX: 39-06-22541456
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  • Filippo Bellati, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Natalina Manci, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Campus Bio-Medico,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Marzio A. Zullo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Campus Bio-Medico,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Roberto Angioli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Campus Bio-Medico,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Received 2 August 2004 ,Accepted 20 January 2005.

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PII: S0015-0282(05)00589-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.111

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 148-153 , July 2005

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