[Vaginal hysterectomy: operative technique used at Caen].
OBJECTIVE
Describe the simplified technique we use for vaginal hysterectomy and report results from a retrospective series of 490 patients operated on between 1990 and 1998.


METHODS
and methods. The following parameters were studied: peroperative surgical complications, blood loss, infection, thromboembolism, and morbidity after one month.


RESULTS
Our series demonstrated the same rate of complications (20.7%) as reported in the literature.


CONCLUSIONS
This simplified technique for hysterectomy saves time and requires less operative assistance without changing outcome in terms of morbidity.
Von Theobald
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Service de Gynécologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. vontheobald-p@chu-caen.fr
Grosdemouge
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome