For much of the twentieth century hysterectomy has stood as one of the cornerstones of gynaecological surgery. There has been a relatively stable and effective approach to technique and all gynaecologists were trained to master the abdominal and vaginal approaches and their relative advantages and indications. If anything any controversy associated with hysterectomy has been related to the fate...

background: worldwide, cervical cancer is one of the most challenging gynecologic cancers in treatment. objectives: this study was designed with the aim of comparing patients treated with external beam radiotherapy (ebrt) and interactivity brachytherapy (icbt) with ebrt and extrafascial hysterectomy in locally advanced stages of cervical cancer (iib-iii). patients and methods: the present study...

INTRODUCTION Owing to significantly improved outcomes, vaginal hysterectomy is the recommended standard approach when feasible in preference to abdominal hysterectomy. It is, however, not clear whether the use of vaginal hysterectomy varies with the women's socioeconomic background. MATERIAL AND METHODS All 22,150 women registered in the Danish Hysterectomy Database in the 2004-2008-period we...

BACKGROUND Regarding the contradictions about positive and negative effects of hysterectomy on women's sexual functioning, this study was conducted to review the studies on the effect of hysterectomy on postoperative women's sexual function. METHOD This study was a narrative review and performed in 5 steps: a) Determining the research questions, b) Search methods for identification of relevan...

Objective. To describe the route of hysterectomy in a county hospital and evaluate the shift towards a minimal invasive approach. Design. Retrospective cohort study. Setting. A county hospital in Norway. Population. All women were scheduled for hysterectomy. Methods. Audit the route of hysterectomy in the period 2004-2012. Analyze the outcome of total laparoscopic hysterectomies. Main Outcome M...

Our aim was to investigate the incidence, most common indications and adequacy of hysterectomy after uterine cervix conization. We have retrospectively analyzed the patients with conization treated at the Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Niš from 2000 to 2004. There were 306 uterine cervix conizations performed in total. In 54 patients, on the average in 17.64% hysterectomy was done after...

OBJECTIVE To determine the advantages and disadvantages of endometrial resection and abdominal hysterectomy for the surgical treatment of women with menorrhagia. DESIGN Randomised study of two treatment groups with a minimum follow up of nine months. SETTING Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. SUBJECTS 51 of 78 menorrhagic women without pelvic pathology who were on the waiting list for abd...

Introduction. Many women experience improved sexual function after hysterectomy. However, a sizeable minority of women report worsened sexual function after the surgery, and concerns about the effect of surgery on sexual function are common among women planning to undergo hysterectomy. Aim. The present study examined the role of education about the potential sexual consequences of hysterectomy ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors for hysterectomy after endometrial ablation. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort analysis of data from Kaiser Permanente Northern California members, aged 25-60 years undergoing endometrial ablation from 1999 to 2004 and collected through 2007. Risk factors assessed included age, presence of leiomyomas, setting of procedure (inpatient or outpatient), ...