Hysterectomy for Benign Gynaecological Disease- A Comparison of Methods

Authors

  • Elaine Donnelly

Keywords:

medicine

Abstract

Hysterectomy is the most commonly performed major gynaecological surgery in the United
States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), with 30 percent of American women having
undergone the procedure by the age of 60 years. In the UK, 47 percent of hysterectomies are
performed by the abdominal route, 30 percent vaginal route and three percent
laparoscopically. Vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and
total laparoscopic hysterectomy are less invasive methods which confer decreased burden of
procedure, reduced recovery time along with improved convalescence and cosmesis
compared with abdominal hysterectomy. However, overall operative complication rates and
severe post-operative complications are greater with the laparoscopic technique compared
with abdominal hysterectomy. It has been suggested that improved surgical skill may
decrease higher complication rates and thus make laparoscopically-assisted vaginal
hysterectomy a worthy alternative to abdominal hysterectomy

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2005-01-01

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Donnelly, E. . (2005). Hysterectomy for Benign Gynaecological Disease- A Comparison of Methods. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 6(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1952

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2005): Trinity Student Medical Journal

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