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Hysterectomy

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2006
Hysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed major surgical procedures; approximately 100,000 are performed in the UK each year. Hysterectomy can be total or subtotal. The postulated benefits of subtotal hysterectomy--better pelvic floor and sexual function--have not been confirmed in randomised trials.
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INDICATIONS FOR HYSTERECTOMY

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981
PIP: The knowledge needed to formulate proper indications for hysterectomy include a thorough understanding of the physiology and pathology of the female reproductive organs, the clinical manifestations of pelvic disease, and normal and abnormal psycho/social/sexual development.
John D. Thompson, Herbert W. Birch
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Indications for Hysterectomy

New England Journal of Medicine, 1993
Hysterectomy is second only to cesarean section as the most frequently performed major operation in the United States1. Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) indicate that approximately 590,000 hysterectomies are performed annually1.
Jane F. Desforges   +3 more
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THE CASE FOR HYSTERECTOMY

Archives of Surgery, 1954
AN ANALYSIS of 1,075 private patients who had hysterectomies was made to determine why the operations were performed and what the results were. There were four deaths in this series, a mortality of 0.37%. Two were sudden, from pulmonary emboli, each occurring the 14th postoperative day, as the patients were ready for discharge from the hospital; the ...
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Hysterectomy or Not Hysterectomy That Is the Question!

2017
Hysterectomy, subtotal if possible, should be decided according to the clinical needs first (big uterus, cervical, endo or myometrial lesion) and according to the patient’s wishes. There is no systematic attitude and every individual case has to be discussed.
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Surgical Approach to Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecological Diseases

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2019
Background: Hysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries worldwide. Indication for hysterectomy is most often benign, which includes conditions such as prolapse, abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids and pelvic pain.
S. Ali, M. Farahat, M. Elshafei
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The Unnecessary Hysterectomy

Southern Medical Journal, 1980
After a short statement on unnecessary surgery, the background of the ripple effect of the McCarthy report of 1974 was briefly summarized. A review of the vaginal hysterectomies on my service for 1971 through 1976 revealed that hysterectomies for functional diagnoses comprised 46% of the total and that hysterectomy for sterilization is now the third ...
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Chronic pain after hysterectomy

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2018
Purpose of review Hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure with a low risk of major complications. However, some women experience long-lasting complications, including chronic postsurgical pain, which can have a negative impact on their quality of ...
B. Brandsborg, L. Nikolajsen
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Complications of Hysterectomy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997
Hysterectomy is a popular operation that has a number of complications associated with it. The most common are hemorrhage, infection, and injuries to adjacent organs. Unintended major surgical procedures and second operations occur in approximately 4% of patients undergoing hysterectomy.
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Minilaparoscopic hysterectomy

The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 1999
Minilaparoscopic surgery was performed in a 38-year-old woman scheduled for hysterectomy and ovarian cystectomy. Image resolution was similar to that of conventional laparoscopy. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Since it has many advantages and few complications, minilaparoscopy appears to be an attractive way to decrease ...
Wattiez A   +7 more
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