Background: Aim: To update the incidence of vaginal cuff related complications after different modes of hysterectomy and their management. Methods: The study was conducted in Jingzhou central hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei, China. Patient’s case files were reviewed who had undergone Hysterectomy from 1 st Jan. 2013 31 st Dec. 2014. The incidence of vaginal cuff related complications were retrospecti...

BACKGROUND Total and subtotal abdominal hysterectomy for benign indications have been compared in randomized clinical trials and observational studies. A meta-analysis is performed to summarize the evidence. METHODS Thirty-four randomized clinical trials and observational studies comparing total and subtotal abdominal hysterectomy for benign indications were included. Endpoints were self-repo...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to model outcomes in laparoscopic hysterectomy with morcellation compared with abdominal hysterectomy for the presumed fibroid uterus and to examine short- and long-term complications and death. STUDY DESIGN A decision tree was constructed to compare outcomes for a hypothetical cohort of 100,000 premenopausal women who underwent hysterectomy for presume...

AIM To analyze pelvic dysfunctions, quality of life, and survival after nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (NSRH) compared to classical radical hysterectomy (RH) for cervical cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS All cervical cancer patients undergoing a RH or a NSRH were evaluated for pelvic dysfunctions and filled in a quality-of-life questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 56 women were included; 31 un...

We investigated the value of staining retroperitoneal lymph nodes with chlorophyllin in normal dogs and in women with malignant uterine tumors undergoing lymphadenectomy. In dogs, after 0.3% chlorophyllin (sodium copper chlorophyllin) was injected into the canine uterus, the concentration of dye in the bloodstream was measured with a spectrophotometer and sections of stained retroperitoneal lym...

STUDY OBJECTIVE This brief report will share information about the use and safety of inflating the bladder with carbon dioxide to delineate the margins during laparoscopic dissections near the bladder in patients who have scarring, adhesions, or challenging anatomy. DESIGN A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing total or radical laparoscopic hysterectomy, or support procedures fro...

BACKGROUND Occult invasive cervical cancer discovered after simple hysterectomy is not common, radical parametrectomy (RP) is a preferred option for young women. However, the morbidity of RP was high. The aim of our study is to assess the incidence of parametrial involvement in patients who underwent radical parametrectomy for occult cervical cancer or radical hysterectomy for early-stage cervi...

Background: Previously in developing countries obstetric hysterectomy was done when conservative measures fail to control the post partum hemorrhage. Now a days because of increasing incidence of cesarean deliveries incidence of placenta praevia is increasing. This is contributing as a major cause for obstetrics hysterectomy. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the inci...