PMID: 9180782Sep 1, 1996Paper

Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)--an alternative to total abdominal hysterectomy

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde
R PoletM Shelton

Abstract

To assess the feasibility of performing laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) on women referred for total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). Prospective intervention study on women referred for TAH from a gynaecological outpatient clinic. Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. This institution accepts patient referrals from community hospitals and family physicians for hospitalised care. Forty-one consecutive women referred for TAH were suitable for LAVH. Women able to undergo conventional vaginal hysterectomy, women with uterine fibroids exceeding 14 weeks in size and subjects with malignant disease were excluded. The most common indication for hysterectomy was persistent abnormal bleeding. Of the 41 women assessed pre-operatively as suitable for LAVH, the procedure was successfully performed in 40 by means of a bipolar desiccation and scissors transection technique with re-usable equipment. Assessment of intra-operative and postoperative morbidity, surgical complications, operating time, length of hospitalisation and assessment at postoperative visit 6 weeks after surgery. Only 1 woman was unable to undergo successful LAVH because she had pelvic adhesions and densely adherent loops of bowel; a TAH was performed. No ope...Continue Reading

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Jun 1, 1993·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology·T W PowersV D Harris

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Sep 24, 2004·Gynecologic Oncology·Katherine A O'HanlanAnne-Caroline Garnier

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