Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy/laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy has changed the face of gynecologic surgery. Unfortunately it became a "standard" procedure before it could adequately be studied. Therefore most studies are either descriptive or a retrospective comparison to abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy. Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy is not a substitute for vaginal hysterectomy. It should be used to convert an abdominal procedure, to one which can be performed vaginally. Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy may have a place in gynecologic surgery if selected wisely.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu 96826, USA.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology