OBJECTIVE To evaluate the most appropriate surgical method of hysterectomy (abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic) for women with benign disease. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, and Biological Abstracts. SELECTION OF STUDIES Only rand...

Background Ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy is a very uncommon event, but its frequency is increasing. Since first reported by Wendler in 1895, 71 cases of post-hysterectomy have been reported. Case A woman, 2 years after an abdominal supracervical hysterectomy, presented with a ruptured fallopian tube ectopic pregnancy. Conclusion Any woman, even after hysterectomy but with ovaries in ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine whether tubal ligation is a risk factor for future hysterectomy after second-generation endometrial ablation. DESIGN Retrospective chart review (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING Resident-run clinic and private office in a community setting. PATIENTS Five hundred eighty-seven patients who underwent endometrial ablation. INTERVENTIONS Patients...

OBJECTIVE Although previous research has suggested that risk for reoperation among hysteroscopic sterilization (HS) patients is more than ten times higher than for patients undergoing standard laparoscopic tubal ligation, little has been reported about these subsequent procedures. METHODS This descriptive cohort study used a confidential online questionnaire to gather data from women (n=3,803...

nt matter & 2006 gyn.2006.04.004 thor. Tel.: +44 20 . [email protected]. Summary Hysterectomy, the commonest major gynaecological operation, is the only definitive cure for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, rates highest in satisfaction scores compared with other treatments, and improves quality of life. Although research indicates that vaginal hysterectomy is safer and cheaper than total abdominal...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study was designed to investigate whether black women who underwent hysterectomy only (n = 59) or hysterectomy plus bilateral oophorectomy (n=25) were at increased risk of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis compared with black women who underwent natural menopause (n = 54). The effects of both surgery and menopausal status were evaluated. METHODS Women aged 34 to ...

OBJECTIVE To compare ''vaginal hysterectomy alone'' with ''vaginal hysterectomy with prophylactic unilateral sacrospinous ligament fixation'' in terms of intraoperative complications and 1-year anatomic outcomes and symptoms in patients aged over 50 years who presented with stage 3 or 4 pelvic organ prolapse (POP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy alon...