title: [Vaginal hysterectomy: operative technique used at Caen].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. vontheobald-p@chu-caen.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Von Theobald
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grosdemouge
mesh_terms: 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