title: Laparoscopic hysterectomy with manual morcellation of the uterus: an original technique that permits the safe and quick removal of a large uterus.
abstract: We present an original technique to rapidly extract a large uterus during laparoscopic hysterectomy. Manually morcellating the uterus is a safe and effective technique that overcomes the technical difficulties associated with traditional electrical morcellators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serur
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lakhi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009929:Organ Size; D013997:Time Factors; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*