Vaginal hysterectomy be anterior delivery of the uterine corpus.
Of 285 vaginal hysterectomies done by a modification of the Doderlein-Kronig technic, almost 70% of patients had an intraoperative blood loss of less than 200 ml. Only four required transfusions. A postoperative pelvic abscess was the only severe infection, and it responded to treatment. One patient had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy 46 days after hysterectomy. Advantages of this procedure are good anatomic exposure and minimal blood loss.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery