Long-Term Outcomes of the Total or Supracervical Hysterectomy (TOSH) Trial.

Long-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic and Abdominal Supracervical Hysterectomies

Long-term outcomes, in terms of cervical stump symptoms and overall patient satisfaction, were studied in women both after abdominal (SAH) and laparosocopic (LSH) supracervical hysterectomies. Altogether, 134 women had SAH and 315 women LSH during 2004 and 2005 at our department. The response rate of this retrospective study was 79%. Persistent vaginal bleeding after the surgery was reported by...

Laparoscopic hysterectomy in benign gynaecological conditions Outcomes after total laparoscopic hysterectomy and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, a comparison of surgical procedures

Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy Compared With Abdominal, Vaginal, and Laparoscopic Vaginal Hysterectomy in a Primary Care Hospital Setting

OBJECTIVE This study compares the operative parameters of laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, total vaginal hysterectomy, and total abdominal hysterectomy in patients in a small suburban medical center. METHODS This investigation is a Canadian Classification II-2. It was performed in a 238 bed not-for-profit community general hospital. Char...

Classic Intrafascial Supracervical Hysterectomy (CISH): 10-Year Experience

OBJECTIVE We report and review herein our 10-year experience with classic intrafascial supracervical hysterectomy focusing on our long-term experience, evolution of the operative technique, and increased use of this technique. METHOD We performed a parallel, observational study with retrospective data to evaluate classic intrafascial supracervical hysterectomy, a laparoscopic hysterectomy tec...

Postoperative urinary incontinence after total abdominal hysterectomy or supracervical hysterectomy: a metaanalysis.

OBJECTIVE A metaanalysis of randomized trials was conducted to evaluate if the type of hysterectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy or supracervical hysterectomy, has an impact on the development of urinary incontinence. STUDY DESIGN We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Biological Abstract, and the Cochrane Library up to February 2007; abstracts at major meetings and bibliographies of retrieved...