title: LASH: laparoscopic supracervical (subtotal) hysterectomy.
abstract: From July 1990 to December 1993, 156 laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomies (LASH) were performed. No complications occurred. The technique and the advantages are described. Because of the easy feasibility of this technique, the quick recovery of the patients and the absence of complications this strictly laparoscopic approach must be widely proposed when an hysterectomy is indicated and no risk of remaining cervix cancer is assumed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Catholic University of Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Brussels, Belgien.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smets
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Polet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nisolle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology