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  • Title: [Comparison of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy with abdominal hysterectomy. Technique and results].
    Author: Kunz G, Plath T, Leyendecker G.
    Journal: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd; 1996 Sep; 56(9):453-7. PubMed ID: 8991841.
    Abstract:
    Technique and Results: The aim of this prospective randomised study was to compare laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH, group A) with abdominal hysterectomy (abd. HE, group B). Therefore, 35 hysterectomies due to non-malignant diseases such as uterine fibroma were performed in each group. A rather simple technique of LAVH was developed. In respect of the indication for hysterectomy, mean duration of operation and the size of the excised uteri there were no statistical differences between the two groups. One severe complication of haemorrhage was observed after LAVH in a patient suffering from a coagulopathy. The requirements for analgesics were significantly lower after LAVH compared to abd. HE during the postoperative period. A significantly lower serum concentration of the c-reactive protein on the first and third days after operation was found in group A. The patients of group A were discharged on the average 5 days after operation and 11 days in group B, respectively. Hence LAVH should replace abd. HE in most cases with the advantages of shorter hospitalisation, minimised requirements for analgesics and cost reduction.
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