title: Vaginal hysterectomy in non-prolapsed uteruses: "no scar hysterectomy".
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Traditionally, vaginal hysterectomy (VH) has been limited to cases of uterine prolapse, despite the fact that vast worldwide literature has demonstrated its applicability in other common benign diseases, such as uterine fibromatosis and abnormal uterine bleeding, with excellent outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Such outstanding results have made this procedure one of the most useful and advantageous alternatives when compared to the abdominal and laparoscopic routes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Currently, VH (an ancient procedure) does not represent a first-line alternative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to describe some of the advantages of the vaginal route in order to help vaginal surgery schools to re-establish the leading role of this approach as a part of the minimally invasive gynecological surgery trend.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Uroginecología y Disfunsión de Suelo Pélvico DIATROS, Barcelona, Spain. flugo@diatros.com
authors.forename: Felix Lugo
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Salcedo
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome