title: Methods of vaginal cuff closure during vaginal hysterectomy.
abstract: Over a 2.8-year period, I did 112 vaginal hysterectomies using five different techniques of cuff closure to examine the preservation of vaginal length associated with each closure. I conclude that all five methods are acceptable as long as there is proper vault support. Morbidity was minimal, vaginal depth was retained, and there were no deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cruikshank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*