Authors' recommendations: Approximately 600,000 women undergo hysterectomy each year in the United States. The most common indications for hysterectomy are leiomyomata (benign tumors of the uterine muscle) and adenomyosis (infiltration of the glandular tissue of the uterine lining into the muscular wall of the uterus). For women in whom vaginal hysterectomy is not feasible because of large uterine size, insufficient uterine mobility, intra-abdominal adhesions (scarring), or other reasons, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) may be performed rather than open abdominal hysterectomy. For TLH, the uterine cervix and body are detached from surrounding structures via the laparoscope, and the tissues are removed through the abdomen or vagina. In a variation of the TLH procedure called laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH), the uterine cervix and body are detached via the laparoscope and vagina, and the tissues are removed through the vagina. In the traditional method of performing TLH or LAVH, 2 to 5 small incisions or ports are made in the lower abdomen. The surgeon places the laparoscope and other instruments through these openings to accomplish dissection, cutting, stapling, suturing, and removal of the uterine specimen. The patient is left with multiple small scars on the abdomen.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2013

URL for published report: The report may be purchased from: http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=16049

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