Hysterectomy

 

TheBasics

 

RESOURCES

 

EMedicine (Medscape) on Hysterectomy

 

Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
American Family Physician, June 2008

 

Costs and Effects of Abdominal Versus Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Systematic Review of Controlled Trials
PLoS One, October 2009

Uterine artery embolization vs hysterectomy in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: 5-year outcome from the randomized EMMY trial
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2010

 

The Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Endometrial Cancer
Cancer Control, January 2009

 

GUIDELINES
 

Supracervical Hysterectomy
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2011

 

Adhesion  Prevention in Gynaecological Surgery
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 2010

 

ACR Appropriateness Criteria Treatment of Uterine Leiomymoas
American College of Radiology, 2009

 

Management of Endometrial Cancer
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2005 (Reaffirmed 2009)

 

Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology and HIstology
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2008

 

Alternatives to Hysterectomy in the Management of Leiomyomas
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2008


 

 

 
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March 25, 2013
Robotic Hysterectomy Offers No Benefits Over Laparascopic Hysterectomy
The use of robotically assisted hysterectomy for women with benign gynecological disease offers little short-term benefit and has significantly... More »
March 4, 2013
Tumor Found in 42-Year-Old Patient During Hysterectomy
A 42-year-old woman undergoes total hysterectomy due to uterine leiomyomata. A fallopian tube small tumor of about 1.5 cm is identified. What is your... More »
November 9, 2012
AAGL 2012: Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy May be Superior to Laparotomy for Obese Patients
Although operative time is longer as compared with laparotomy, minimally invasive hysterectomy in obese patients is safe, with less blood loss and... More »
October 19, 2012
Research Supports Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Early Endometrial Cancer
A review comparing laparoscopic hysterectomy versus abdominal hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer has found that rates of overall survival... More »
October 11, 2012
VIDEO: Laparoscopic Repair of Bladder Injury Discovered at Hysterectomy
This patient had severe adhesions of the bladder and uterus following an extensive abdominal myomectomy. The bladder injury was recognized at the time... More »
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Robotically assisted vs laparoscopic hysterectomy among women with benign gynecologic disease.
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Traditional birth attendants issue: a menace in developing countries.
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Surgical rescue and restoration of renal function in a post-hysterectomy anuric patient--a case report.
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Cervical cancer screening among women by hysterectomy status and among women aged 65 years
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Common postoperative pulmonary complications after hysterectomy for benign indications.
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PatientResources

Hysterectomy
Medline Plus (National Institutes of Health)

 

Hysterectomy: Frequently Asked Questions
Office on Womens Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

 

Abdominal Hysterectomy
Mayo Clinic


Vaginal Hysterectomy
Mayo Clinic
 

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