Hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease

Hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions at a Tertiary Hospital, South-south, Nigeria

Objectives: To determine the indications, type and outcome of hysterectomy performed for benign gynaecological conditions over a 5-year period. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 152 women who had hysterectomy for benign conditions at the gynaecology unit of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, (UPTH) Nigeria, between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2015 was conducte...

Comparison of vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy:A prospective non-randomized trial

OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes of vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy procedures in women with benign gynaecological diseases. METHODS This was a prospective study of outcomes of consecutive patients who underwent total vaginal hysterectomy (VH) or abdominal hysterectomy (AH) for benign gynaecological diseases. Patient characteristics before, during, and after the operations were reviewed. Pati...

The decline of hysterectomy for benign disease.

Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynaecological surgical procedures performed but there appears to be a decline in the performance of this procedure in Ireland in recent times. We set out to establish the extent of the decline of hysterectomy and to explore possible explanations. Data for hysterectomy for benign disease from Ireland was obtained from the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry Scheme...

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy versus Total Abdominal Hysterectomy in the Treatment of Benign Gynaecological Disease: A Retrospective Review Over 5 Years

Hysterectomy remains one of the most common gynaecological procedures performed in the UK. However unlike other parts of Europe and America, where laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) rates have significantly increased, in the UK abdominal hysterectomy (AH) rates remain high and often the first choice for many surgeons. The minimal access route offers significant patient benefits over open surgery an...

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

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 ...