title: Advances in laparoscopic surgery have made vaginal hysterectomy in the absence of prolapse obsolete: FOR: The laparoscopic approach is suitable for almost all hysterectomies.
authors.affiliation: Maxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marlies
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bongers
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome