Treatment of Uterine Pathology

Dimitrios Tsolakidis, Maria Lantzanaki
In: Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care · 2020 · pp. 305–320 · doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-4213-2.ch021 · W3047871077
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Hysterectomy is a common treatment for benign uterine conditions like myomas and adenomyosis, and also for certain early-stage gynecological cancers.

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Hysterectomy is the most common gynecological operation after cesarean section. The majority of hysterectomies are performed for the treatment of benign diseases, which, although not life-threatening, may have a negative impact on the quality of patient's life. Abnormal uterine bleeding is the most common indication for hysterectomy in premenopausal women and is usually a result of myomas and adenomyosis. Another indication is chronic pelvic pain that is usually caused by endometriosis and/or adenomyosis. A simple hysterectomy can be the treatment of choice in early stages of endometrial, cervical cancer, sarcomas, or gestational trophoblastic disease. Laparoscopic hysterectomy is superior to laparotomy when a vaginal hysterectomy is contraindicated.

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