Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 356-360 , July 2009

Reducing blood loss at myomectomy with use of a gelatin-thrombin matrix hemostatic sealant

Received 20 February 2008 ,Revised 15 April 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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 F.R. has nothing to disclose. M.S-C. has nothing to disclose. F.B. has nothing to disclose. E.M.C. has nothing to disclose. F.B-M. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00953-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.038

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 356-360 , July 2009

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