Surgical Approach to Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecological Diseases

Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease.

BACKGROUND The three approaches to hysterectomy for benign disease are abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), and laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). Laparoscopic hysterectomy has three further subdivisions depending on the part of the procedure performed laparoscopically. OBJECTIVES To assess the most beneficial and least harmful surgical approach to hysterectomy for women with ...

Subtotal Versus Total Abdominal Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecological Conditions

Ovarian conservation versus removal at the time of hysterectomy for benign gynecological diseases

Hysterectomy for benign gynecological diseases is a common surgical procedure. Prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy is often recommended concurrent with hysterectomy to decrease the risk of ovarian cancer. Oophorectomy before menopause leads to an abrupt decrease in endogenous estrogen and androgen production leading to different health problems. So women undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynec...

Socioeconomic factors may influence the surgical technique for benign hysterectomy.

INTRODUCTION Owing to significantly improved outcomes, vaginal hysterectomy is the recommended standard approach when feasible in preference to abdominal hysterectomy. It is, however, not clear whether the use of vaginal hysterectomy varies with the women's socioeconomic background. MATERIAL AND METHODS All 22,150 women registered in the Danish Hysterectomy Database in the 2004-2008-period we...

Experience with Pelvic Masses following Hysterectomy for Benign Diseases

This observational analytic study was carried out in gynae unit II, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from January 2001 – Dec 2003 to evaluate nature, clinical presentation and treatment of pelvic masses which appear after hysterectomy. The ages of patients ranged from 30-65 years. In a total of 43 cases, 34 (79.1%) patients were operated abdominally and 9 (20.9%) patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy ...