OBJECTIVES Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on women in developed countries; however, little is known about the epidemiology of hysterectomy in low-income to middle-income regions. This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence of hysterectomy and its risk factors in rural China. METHODS Questionnaires were collected from 3328 female adults aged 25â€"69 years ...

OBJECTIVE To document peri operative and post operative complication observed after hysterectomy, regardless of route on the operator. MATERIAL AND METHODS A hospital based prospective study was carried out in department of obstetrics and gynaecology, KMCTH Sinamangal for six months. The study was carried out in patients undergoing hysterectomy who were followed from the time of admission to ...

conclusions in this study, undergoing a hysterectomy did not show a relationship with postoperative depression three months after the surgery. moreover, the only factor related to depression following a hysterectomy was satisfaction with the surgery. background hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological surgeries performed worldwide. however, women undergoing this surgery often experi...

abstract appendicitis after age 40 is unusual, and appendicitis two days after laparoscopic hysterectomy is very rare and has not been reported to date. we describe a 44-year-old woman who had abdominal pain two days after laparoscopic hysterectomy. the pathology report indicated early appendicitis and the pain disappeared after appendectomy. in our opinion, the cause of appendicitis may have b...

OBJECTIVE To compare operative and early postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and laparoscopy assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) with conventional hysterectomy by laparotomy or vaginally, including patients undergoing total or subtotal hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease. METHODS Three different methods of hysterectomies: laparoscopic, va...

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost effectiveness of laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with conventional hysterectomy (abdominal or vaginal). DESIGN Cost effectiveness analysis based on two parallel trials: laparoscopic (n = 324) compared with vaginal hysterectomy (n = 163); and laparoscopic (n = 573) compared with abdominal hysterectomy (n = 286). PARTICIPANTS 1346 women requiring a hysterectomy...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk of vaginal cuff dehiscence after different routes of hysterectomy and methods of cuff closure. METHODS A multi-institutional analysis of 12,398 patients who underwent hysterectomy for both benign and malignant disease between 1994 and 2008 was performed. We analyzed how different routes of hysterectomy and approaches to cuff suture may influence the risk of d...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to define the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients who had surgical site infection (SSI) after hysterectomy. METHODOLOGY This study was a retrospective cohort study. The patient data of 840 subjects who had undergone any type of hysterectomy and reported SSI after surgery were obtained from the archives of a tertiary referral center. The di...

PURPOSE Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecologic procedure. Unwanted postoperative effects on bowel function are a topic of recent debate. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate the influence of hysterectomy on bowel function. METHODS One hundred and twenty consecutive patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign conditions answered a questionnaire covering bowel h...

OBJECTIVE To describe the use of vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic hysterectomy in Denmark from 1999 to 2008, the influence of national guidelines and the patient and procedure-related characteristics associated with the choice of vaginal hysterectomy. Design. Nationwide register-based cohort study. SETTING Danish Hysterectomy Database and Danish National Patient Registry. POPULATION All ...