title: [Is hysterectomy nowadays an obsolete procedure?].
abstract: After the general morbidity reduction at the beginning of the century and the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics, a hysterectomy was generously, sometimes to generously indicated in the middle of the 20th century. This might be one of the major reasons why the procedure got a bad reputation. Furthermore, in the last decade, several new treatments for benign uterine pathologies have been developed which can be proposed to the patients instead of performing a hysterectomy. Therefore, the question might be asked, if nowadays there are still some indications for a hysterectomy or if the procedure is obsolete.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D065286:Prophylactic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*