COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MINILAPAROTOMY HYSTERECTOMY AND LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY FOR BENIGN UTERINE LESIONS

The value of minilaparotomy for total hysterectomy for benign uterine disease: A comparative study with conventional Pfannenstiel and laparoscopic approaches

BACKGROUND The aim of this paper is to review and compare the results obtained using the Pfannenstiel, laparoscopy and minilaparotomy approaches for total hysterectomy procedure in relation to benign uterine diseases. METHODS A retrospective data analysis was performed on 165 patients who underwent hysterectomy for benign uterine diseases at our centre during the period 2004 to 2006. FINDIN...

Hysterectomy through minilaparotomy for benign gynaecological conditions: a valid option.

OBJECTIVE Efforts are continuously being made for surgery to be less invasive with a minimal access approach. This article reports our experience with minilaparotomy hysterectomy in patients with benign gynecological disease or preinvasive pathology. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study to analyse the outcome and per-operative and post-operative complications was conducted in 69 patients ...

Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecologic Conditions

Recent results from metaanalyses and observational studies have suggested that total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) is superior to laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) for the treatment of benign gynecologic conditions. However, because LSH is associated with fewer intraoperative complications, shorter operative time, and preserves patient anatomy and sexual function in comparison with T...

Laparoscopic hysterectomy in benign gynaecological conditions Outcomes after total laparoscopic hysterectomy and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, a comparison of surgical procedures

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Vaginal Hysterectomy; Uk Study

For much of the twentieth century hysterectomy has stood as one of the cornerstones of gynaecological surgery. There has been a relatively stable and effective approach to technique and all gynaecologists were trained to master the abdominal and vaginal approaches and their relative advantages and indications. If anything any controversy associated with hysterectomy has been related to the fate...