2003
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(03)00942-6
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Abdominal hysterectomy for the enlarged myomatous uterus compared with vaginal hysterectomy with morcellation

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“…Hysterectomy is a major gynecological operative procedure, whose main indication is symptomatic uterine leiomyoma [1,2]. Hysterectomy may be performed according to various techniques, but there is not yet an universal agreement between gynecologists about the optimum method of hysterectomy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Hysterectomy is a major gynecological operative procedure, whose main indication is symptomatic uterine leiomyoma [1,2]. Hysterectomy may be performed according to various techniques, but there is not yet an universal agreement between gynecologists about the optimum method of hysterectomy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, it has been reported that TlH takes longer time to perform, and it is associated with a significantly greater rate of complications [1,7]. Vaginal hysterectomy (VH) offers significant benefits such as reduced hospital stay and improved patient recovery compared with AH, even in patients with enlarged uteri [2,8]. TlH and VH were associated with similar hospital stay and postoperative recovery times [9][10][11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Also there may be injury to ureter [9][10][11] bladder intestine and omentum [12,13] etc. which usually happens while dealing with haematoma and haemorrhage like situations during such operative procedures.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In international medical literature there are increasingly fewer contraindications for VH, and this access route should be applied in nulliparous patients, those with prior C-sections, and those with large uteri (9) . A recent Cochrane review concluded that the best approach for hysterectomy in benign diseases of the uterus is that performed vaginally (10) .…”
Section: Natural Orifice Surgery: Immediate Application In Brazil Vagmentioning
confidence: 99%