title: Vaginal hysterectomy after previous ventral scar hernia repair.
abstract: A series of 20 women with a previous ventral (incisional) hernia repair underwent successful hysterectomy by the vaginal route and 17 of them also underwent prophylactic oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy, all without laparoscopic assistance. There was no trauma to the bladder or the rectum and the hernia repair remained intact. They were adequately counselled on the possibility of a switch to laparotomy or laparoscopic assistance.
authors.affiliation: Breach Candy Hospital and Research Centre and Sir Hurkisondas Narottamdas Hospital, Mumbai, India. silsal@bom2.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D007194:India; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications