Laparoscopic hysterectomy performed in 1 599 patients

Revista Cubana de Cirugía

Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso, La Habana, Cuba¹  Barreras González, Javier Ernesto¹  López Milhet, Ana Bertha¹  Díaz Ortega, Israel¹  Sánchez Hernández, Ena Cecilia¹  Castillo Sánchez, Yuderkis¹  Pereira Fraga, Jorge Gerardo¹ 

关键词: laparoscopic hysterectomy;    minimal access surgery;    gynecology.;   

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学科分类：外科医学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: hysterectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. After the cesarean section, it is the second most performed surgery in women at reproductive age and the third most frequent intra-abdominal operation together with appendicectomy and cholecystectomy.Objective: to describe the indications and the results of 1 559 laparoscopic hysterectomies performed at the National Center of Minimal Access Surgery from January 1994 to October 2014.Methods: a retrospective, descriptive and observational study conducted in all the patients (n=1 559) with benign and malignant gynecological diseases, who were operated on through the laparoscopic hysterectomy technique in the period of January 1994 through October 2014 at the general surgery service of the National Center of Minimal Access Surgery located in Havana, Cuba.Results: mean age was 47 years and uterine fibroma was the main surgical indication. Surgical time and blood loss means were 100 minutes and 114 milliliters, respectively. Uterus weight mean was 269 g (60 g-1100 g). Morbidity reached 5,8 %; thirteen patients required conversion to laparotomy (0,8 %).Conclusions: laparoscopic hysterectomy is a safe feasible procedure that can also be performed in other minimally invasive surgery services of the country.

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