title: Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy, setting up a service at a peripheral teaching hospital.
abstract: The establishment of a laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy program at Box Hill Hospital is described. The first eight cases have been reviewed and recommendations are made to other gynaecology units who wish to establish a minimally invasive gynaecological surgery unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Monash University Monash Medical Centre and Box Hill Hospital Melbourne Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsaltas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pratt