OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of robotic single-port transumbilical total hysterectomy using a home-made surgical glove port system. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent robotic single-port transumbilical total hysterectomy between January 2010 and July 2010. All surgical procedures were performed through a single 3-4-cm umbilical incision,...

Background: Previously in developing countries obstetric hysterectomy was done when conservative measures fail to control the post partum hemorrhage. Now a days because of increasing incidence of cesarean deliveries incidence of placenta praevia is increasing. This is contributing as a major cause for obstetrics hysterectomy. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the inci...

This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of subsequent oophorectomy due to ovarian pathology or ovarian cancer in women with prior hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions at Chiang Mai University Hospital. Medical records of women who underwent hysterectomy for benign gynecologic diseases and pre-cancerous lesions between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2013 at Chiang Mai Un...

BACKGROUND: Our investigation sought to compare changes in sexual function following supracervical hysterectomy (SCH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify all patients who underwent supracervical hysterectomy or total abdominal hysterectomy at a tertiary care center. Patients who met criteria for participation were sent a one pa...

OBJECTIVE To generate structured detailed uniform convalescence recommendations after gynaecological surgery by a modified Delphi method amongst experts and a representative group of physicians. DESIGN Modified Delphi study. SETTING Expert physicians recruited by their respective medical boards and employed at different hospitals, doctor's surgeries and healthcare services. POPULATION Twe...

2 Fast track abdominal hysterectomy On the mode of anesthesia, postoperative recovery and health economics ©Ninnie Borendal Wodlin 2011 The impact of mode of anaesthesia on postoperative recovery from fast-track abdominal hysterectomy: a randomised clinical trial.related quality of life and postoperative recovery in fast-track hysterectomy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. anesthesia versus spinal an...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dissemination of cancer cells at laparoscopic hysterectomy according to the intraperitoneal cytology.Patients with endometrial cancer underwent total laparoscopic modified radical hysterectomy. Peritoneal wash cytology was performed on entering the peritoneal cavity before surgical preparation and just after hysterectomy.Seventy-eight patients underwent...

 Introduction: Several mehods have been proposed to alleviate pain after hysterectomy. Pre-emptive analgesia has been used to relieve pain following abdominal hysterectomy with conflicting results. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of pre-incision skin infiltration of Lidocaine in relieving postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy.  Methods: 60 patient...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare perioperative results of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) with those of laparoscopic total hysterectomy (TLH). METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Department of Gynecology at a teaching hospital. A group of 157 patients who underwent TLH was compared with a group of 157 patients who underwent LSH with or withou...