OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of a simulation-based training lab on surgical outcomes of different hysterectomy approaches in a resident teaching tertiary care center. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted at The University of Texas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In total, 1397 patients who had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), vaginal hy...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the clinical outcomes and associated hospital charges between two methods of hysterectomy for patients with early-stage endometrial cancer. METHODS Retrospective chart review of 320 patients with early-stage endometrial cancer treated by laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) or total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) was performed for the period o...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of surgically confirmed endometriosis in women undergoing laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy, including those with and without preoperative indications of chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis, and to describe characteristics and operative findings associated with surgically confirmed endometriosis in women undergoing hysterectomy for chronic pelvic pain....

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...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess the Pap smear screening method’s accuracy in detecting precancerous lesions. METHODOLOGY After fulfilling inclusion criteria patients were selected, patient’s bladder was emptied and put a dorsal position, Cusco’s speculum introduced after lubrication followed by insertion of Ayer’s spatula, applied on transformational zone, rotated 360 degrees. Specimen sme...

OBJECTIVE Hysterectomy is one of the most important surgeries in gynecology and requires a lot of care and skill. In this study we attempt to make a comparison between laparoscopic hysterectomy, robotic assisted hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of uterine pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a study comparing 29 patients who were treated by robotic assisted lapar...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate and compare to the outcomes of total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) who performed in our clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed surgical procedures at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between January 2013 and April 2014. Forty patients...

OBJECTIVE To present a case of successful robotic assisted laparoscopic trachelectomy. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Tertiary care facility. PATIENT(S) A 40-year-old female with history of severe endometriosis and adhesions presented with persistent pain and bleeding after abdominal supracervical hysterectomy after failed attempt for laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and total abdo...