INTRODUCTION Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the female reproductive system. Although the majority of myomas are asymptomatic, some patients have symptoms or signs of varying degrees and require a hysterectomy. THE AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to compare the clinical results of two minimally invasive hysterectomy techniques: vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and l...

Lena Wijk (2017): Enhanced Recovery After Hysterectomy. Örebro Studies in Medicine 164. Objectives: To study recovery after hysterectomy under Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) care, and in relation to different operation techniques. Materials and Methods: An observational study was conducted comparing 85 patients undergoing hysterectomy with ERAS care to 120 patients immediately before es...

BACKGROUND Hysterectomy guidelines highlight an increase in urinary tract injuries with laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). This national survey analyses complications of LH, abdominal hysterectomy (AH) and vaginal hysterectomy (VH). METHODS A prospective cohort undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications during 2006 was drawn from 53 hospitals in Finland; all communal hospitals participated. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the feasibility of a minimally invasive approach for hysterectomy for benign disease at a university teaching hospital. METHODS Five hundred thirty-seven consecutive patients underwent hysterectomy for benign disease at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in 2010. No cases were excluded. Minimally invasive approaches included total vaginal hystere...

In both the UK and USA, hysterectomy remains the commonest major gynaecological operation. It is the only definitive cure for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and rates highest in satisfaction scores compared to other treatments, and improves quality of life. Conservative alternatives to hysterectomy, including endometrial ablative techniques, the Mirena Intrauterine System (IUS) and uterine art...

OBJECTIVE To compare the operative data and complications of radical hysterectomy performed on pregnant women versus nonpregnant women. STUDY DESIGN Following institutional review board approval, we reviewed our surgical databases to identify pregnant women who had undergone a radical hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma from 1992-2005 (n = 7). A nonpregnant control group (n = 35) of women und...

Prospective longitudinal studies where LUTS are evaluated before and after hysterectomy with a questionnaire should help to eliminate bias. In 209 patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy and supravaginal amputation, 10% had preoperative nocturia and dysuria, which was unchanged when assessed a year after surgery, suggesting little effect of surgery. In a separate study, 57% of women complain...