Surgical method of identifying the ureters during total vaginal hysterectomy.
A surgical method allowing transvaginal ureteral dissection was performed on 40 consecutive patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy. The dissection was accomplished in 37 of 40 patients (90%) without complications. There was no mortality and morbidity was quite low. It is concluded that transvaginal ureteral dissection can be a useful step during vaginal hysterectomy.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology