title: [Complete closure or open healing of the skin of the vaginal stump in vaginal hysterectomy].
abstract: This retrospective study covers a period of 10 years (1977-1986) during which a vaginal hysterectomy with or without colporrhaphy was carried out in 431 women. In 317 patients the skin at the end of the vaginal stump was closed primarily, whereas it was left open in 114 patients. Comparing both groups less morbidity-, secretion-, infection- and bleeding-rates can be found in the group with primary closure of the vaginal stump. The healing of the operative wound is much better when closed primarily. Fear of entrapped secretions or formation of abscess or hematoma is not justified.
authors.affiliation: Gynäkologisch-Geburtshilfliche Abteilung, Kreiskrankenhauses Dannenberg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaztürk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soyaslan-Strazenbach
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schlüter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Kompletter Verschluss oder Offenlassen der Haut des Scheidenstumpfes bei vaginaler Hysterektomie.