Total laparoscopic hysterectomy with laparosonic coagulating shears: a retrospective report of 200 consecutive cases

Despite 10 years of intensive education and training in Australia only around 14% of hysterectomies are performed with laparoscopic assistance. In particular total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has a poor penetration rate because of perceived technical difficulties that include instrumentation, pr...

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Published inAustralian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 307 - 310
Main Authors Carlo, Gregory M, Carlton, Mark A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2001
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Adult
Aged
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - surgery
Electrocoagulation - instrumentation
Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy - instrumentation
Hysterectomy - methods
Intraoperative Complications
Laparoscopy
Leiomyoma - surgery
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Uterine Hemorrhage - surgery
Uterine Neoplasms - surgery
Uterine Prolapse - surgery
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Summary:Despite 10 years of intensive education and training in Australia only around 14% of hysterectomies are performed with laparoscopic assistance. In particular total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has a poor penetration rate because of perceived technical difficulties that include instrumentation, prolonged operating times and an increase in complications. We present a series of 200 consecutive cases of TLH with very good results and propose that because of the many advantages that this technique offers that it should become the standard procedure for benign uterine disease.
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ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2001.tb01233.x