Clinical Study of Vaginal Total Hysterectomy: A Review of 110 Cases.

Park, Ae Byule; Choi, Youn Jung; Chun, Yea Young; Ku, Jin Young; Kang, Yong Pil; Sun, Jin Gyu; Kee, Kwang Soo

Original Article

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(6):1184-1187.
Published online June 1, 2003.

Clinical Study of Vaginal Total Hysterectomy: A Review of 110 Cases.

Ae Byule Park, Youn Jung Choi, Yea Young Chun, Jin Young Ku, Yong Pil Kang, Jin Gyu Sun, Kwang Soo Kee

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of vaginal total hysterectomy. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of the 110 patients who underwent vaginal total hysterectomy for the indications other than uterine prolapse from August 2001 to September 2002 at our hospital. RESULTS: The average operating time was 48.7 minutes (range from 20 min to 180 min) and the mean uterine weight was 331 gram (range from 60 g to 890 g). The most common indication for hysterectomy was uterine myoma (59%). No serious complications were occurred but conversion to laparotomy was occurred in 1 case. CONCLUSION: Vaginal total hysterectomy would be recommended method for removing uterus even in the absence of prolapse and previous operation history.

Key Words: Hysterectomy, Vaginal hysterectomy, Uterine myoma