title: [Hysterectomy--a time for reappraisal].
abstract: Hysterectomy is the most common non-pregnancy-related surgical procedure performed worlwide. The objective of our study was to investigate the hysterectomy by age, indication and surgical method employed during 1994-1998 in Department of Obstetrics and gynecology of Higher Medical Institute-Plovdiv, Bulgaria. During the period 1352 hysterectomies are performed. The most common indication was uterine myoma--50.3%. The most frequently the removal of the uterus is made at the age of 45-49. The low percentage of vaginal hysterectomies has been noticed--4.6%, as well as the comparatively frequent removal of the ovaries along with hysterectomy for benign diseases. A thorough analysis has been made in order to reduce the unnecessary hysterectomies, to choose the right approach and extend of the operation.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pekhlivanov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grozdanov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Markova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masarliev
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009214:Myoma / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery