title: Vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine disease in the laparoscopically confirmed frozen pelvis.
abstract: Extensive pelvic adhesions present difficulty with access to the uterus, but they may not account for significant symtomatology, although their dissection may account for a significant deal of morbidity. Results of this study are based on a retrospective analysis of operations by a single surgical team. Eight patients with benign uterine pathology and frozen pelvis diagnosed laparoscopically underwent vaginal hysterectomy. The surgeries were accomplished uneventfully and without significant perioperative morbidity. This approach appears to be an efficient surgical option for hysterectomy, which by-passes the need for and the potential morbidity of an extensive intra-abdominal adhesiolysis by laparotomy or laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Pelosi Women's Medical Center, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pelosi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*