Vaginal hysterectomy.
The vaginal route is a safe, feasible, and patient-friendly method of performing a hysterectomy. Proponents and practitioners of vaginal hysterectomy have widened their indications and decreased the contraindications through liberal usage of debulking, performing oophorectomy, laparoscopic evaluation and trial vaginal hysterectomy. This traditional approach with surgical advances can be used more frequently.
Sheth
Shirish S
SS
Breach Candy Hospital and Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotamdas Hospital, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2/2 Navjivan Society, Lamington Road, Mumbai 400 008, India. silsal@bom2.vsnl.net.in
D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery