BACKGROUND Regarding the contradictions about positive and negative effects of hysterectomy on women's sexual functioning, this study was conducted to review the studies on the effect of hysterectomy on postoperative women's sexual function. METHOD This study was a narrative review and performed in 5 steps: a) Determining the research questions, b) Search methods for identification of relevan...

Introduction There is an ongoing debate regarding the optimal local treatment modalities for stage IB1 and IIA1 cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to determine whether radical hysterectomy or definitive radiochemotherapy is superior in stage IB1 and IIA1 cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods From 1990 to 2010, a total of 3,769 patients with stage IB1 and IIA1 cervical SCC we...

Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancy diagnosed during pregnancy. The experience of the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with paclitaxel plus cisplatin during pregnancy is limited. Three pregnant women with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB cervical cancer received NACT with paclitaxel plus cisplatin until fetal lung maturity, and then un...

Hypothesis / aims of study Uterine cervix cancer is the second most common cancer among women and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in females [1]. Standard treatment for cervical cancer has been radical hysterectomy. Though many studies reported lower urinary tract dysfunction was the most common complication after radical pelvic surgery, there have been few studies on path...

Material and Method: This retrospective review was undertaken in the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology Unit III of Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2002 to December 2007. Data regarding frequency of hysterectomy, maternal age, parity, causes of hemorrhage, type of hysterectomy and its complications, was retrieved from yearly maintained Registers / proformas of obstetrical hysterectomy and...

Hysterectomy is a very common gynaecological procedure. The vaginal route is considered preferable for hysterectomy, although the ideal route for women unsuitable for the vaginal approach remains unclear. We performed a meta-analysis of published randomised controlled trials to compare outcomes in total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) for benign disease. P...

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is a commonly performed gynecological procedure. Although the outcomes are favorable, severe life threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema can occur during laparoscopy secondary to carbon dioxide insufflation. We report a 46-year-old female who was scheduled for laparoscopic-assisted supra-cervical hysterectomy for ut...