title: Laparoscopic hysterectomy. Initial experience.
abstract: Laparoscopic hysterectomy is now being performed in our department in cases where no malignancy is suspected. This study presents the first 10 cases. Indications for hysterectomy were myomas, meno- and metrorrhagia resistant to medical and hysteroscopic treatment, and patients with pain and suspicion of having adenomyosis. No complications have been encountered during the laparoscopic operations, but one patient had a second laparoscopy on the first postoperative day due to postoperative bleeding. Another patient had a postoperative infection leading to a compression of the ureter. This report demonstrates that laparoscopic hysterectomy is a valuable addition to the new procedures in 'minimal invasive surgery', but only after long and appropriate training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital of Akershus, Nordbyhagen, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langebrekke
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Skår
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*